Tag: 9th

  • India removes chapters on evolution from textbooks of grades 9 and 10

    The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) of India has removed chapters and topics related to evolution from textbooks meant for students of grades nine and 10.

    According to Al Jazeera, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has eliminated Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution for the 2021-2 academic year. As per the report, all references to evolution have been removed from the textbooks, while students who want to learn about evolution must take biology in the 11th or 12th grade.

    Earlier this month, news reports in Indian media said that chapters and topics related to the Mughal empire were removed from India’s 12th-grade history syllabus. However, NCERT director Dinesh Prasad Saklani denied the news reports calling them a lie. “There was a rationalisation process last year. Due to Covid, there was pressure on students everywhere,” the NCERT director said, adding that the expert committee recommended dropping the chapters which won’t impact the knowledge of the students.

  • 250,000 students to appear in Matric exams starting today

    250,000 students to appear in Matric exams starting today

    The Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore will begin Matric (10th Class) examinations on Tuesday (today), with over 250,000 students expected to take part. According to a BISE Lahore official, the Lahore Board has set up 759 examination centers for the exam.

    The 9th Class exams will begin on May 26 and will attract nearly 270,000 students. He noted that Intermediate exams would begin the second week of June 2022, following Matric exams.

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    BISE Lahore Chairman Mirza Habib Ali stated that these exams will cover the entire course. He also asked the concerned officials to make watertight arrangements for conducting the tests in a transparent and supervised manner.