Centre denies reports of NIOS taking Gita, Ramayana to Madrassas
Team Careers360 | March 3, 2021 | 01:23 PM IST | 1 min read
The education ministry said that reports suggesting forced introduction “distorted facts and misrepresented truth” .
NEW DELHI : The ministry of education, in a statement released on Wednesday, denied reports suggesting that the central government institution, National Institute of Open Schooling is planning to introduce Gita, Ramayan in Madrassas through (NIOS).
The government clarified that it is upto the learner to opt for the combination of subjects of their choice offered under NIOS. The education ministry said that reports suggesting forced introduction “distorted facts and misrepresented truth and seems to be of malicious intent”.
The ministry of education, in a statement, said: “It is clarified herewith that NIOS accredits Madrassas under the Special Provision for Quality Education of Madrassas, or SPQEM. Various subjects are offered to learners under this provision-without any hard line boundaries of fixed subject combinations unlike that in the formal education system,”
“It is totally the discretion of the learner to opt for subject combination from the bouquet of the subjects provided by NIOS,” it added.
The ministry also said that there are “plans to accredit around 500 more Madrassas with the NIOS” on a demand-basis.
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