Supreme Court Orders Centre To Constitute Expert Committee To Review NCERT Curriculum

Last Updated:March 11, 2026, 12:43 IST

The decision was taken while the apex court was hearing a suo motu case concerning NCERT's Class 8 social science book.

Amid the controversy that erupted following a chapter on ‘corruption in judiciary’ in NCERT’s Class 8 social science book, the central government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has directed the commission to review the textbooks of all classes.

Hearing the matter, the bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that instead of asking the NCERT to do so, it would appreciate if the Centre constituted an expert committee to review the curriculum.

The decision was taken while the apex court was hearing a suo motu case concerning NCERT’s Class 8 social science book. A massive row was erupted last month after the “offending" contents on corruption in the judiciary came to notice.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the government has asked the NCERT to review textbooks of all classes, not just Class eight. He assured the bench that a panel of domain experts would be constituted to examine the curriculum.

“We have started systemic changes," he told the bench, adding that nothing will be published without being vetted by the domain experts.

Mehta also informed the bench that the NCERT director has filed an affidavit tendering an unconditional and unqualified apology.

On February 26, the apex court imposed a “complete blanket ban" on any further publication, reprinting or digital dissemination of NCERT’s Class 8 social science book as it contains “offending" contents on corruption in the judiciary, saying they have fired a gunshot and the judiciary is “bleeding".

Observing that there appeared to be a “deep-rooted conspiracy" and “calculated move" to undermine the institution and demean the dignity of the judiciary, the apex court had directed that all copies of the book currently in circulation be immediately seized and removed from public access without any delay.

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