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After the Supreme Court of India pulled up the National Council of Educational Research and Training implicit a notation to "corruption" successful the judiciary successful a Class VIII societal subject textbook, the NCERT connected Tuesday (March 10, 2026) issued an "unconditional and unqualified apology" for the section successful question.
Last month, a section successful the NCERT's newest textbook for Social Sciences connected the relation of the judiciary had caused uproar implicit the section connected the relation of the judiciary.
The Supreme Court registered a suo-motu lawsuit implicit the reference and the NCERT was speedy to retreat the publication and contented an apology for the "error successful judgement" that had "crept into" the book.
However, successful oral observations, the tribunal had questioned the NCERT's archetypal statement.
On Tuesday (March 10, 2026), the NCERT issued a statement, saying, "The Director and Members of NCERT hereby tender an unconditional and unqualified apology for the said Chapter IV. The full publication has been withdrawn and is not available."
The NCERT added that it "sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused and appreciated the knowing of each stakeholders". It besides said that the NCERT "remains committed to maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, sensitivity, and work successful acquisition content".
