NCERT in Tamil Nadu government schools, PIL rejected by Madras High Court
India Today
Madras High Court has dismissed the PIL seeking NCERT pattern of education in state-run schools.
NCERT pattern following PIL plea was heard in the Madras High Court on Wednesday. The PIL plea was filed by the Tamil Nadu government to introduce the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) pattern of education in state board schools.
The plea to include NCERT in state schools was rejected by the first bench of Chief Justice M N Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy. The writ petition was filed by J A Joseph, who claimed himself as the founder-president of J J Party, not yet registered by the Election Commission of India.
He prayed for a direction to the state educational authorities to adopt the NCERT syllabus from elementary to higher secondary in all government and government-aided schools to enhance education to meet all central and other state governments entrance, qualifying and employment exams, based on his representations.
He contended that the existing Samacheer Kalvi system did not help students clear competitive examinations such as the Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) and Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).
