Today’s Lok Sabha session highlighted an issue related to education and students which led CBSE to apologize and drop a question. Class 10th’s English question paper had a passage pointing towards women and showing them in a bad light. As soon as the matter reached Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, she did not delay in taking action against CBSE.
#WATCH | Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi raises in Lok Sabha the issue of inclusion of a ‘shockingly regressive passage’ in CBSE’s question paper for Grade 10 exam, demands withdrawal of the passage & apology
(Source: Sansad TV) pic.twitter.com/lO1Db4ty3q
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2021
The question paper had a comprehension passage that shows women as a medium of formal obedience to children. But due to the independence and freedom, they have got in the past few years, this has the opposite impact on children.
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Upon this, the Chief of Delhi Commission For Women took action against CBSE saying “It’s unacceptable.” She said such articles promote anti-feminism and also deeply impact children.
A deadline was given to the CBSE after this within which they were asked to remove the passage and given their feedback. The matter did not end here and reached the Parliament when Sonia Gandhi put the matter in front of Lok Sabha speaker.
People do really need to stop saying such things to us. Cause only we know what we are actually going through.#CBSE #cbseterm1 #cbsephysics pic.twitter.com/pH1TNONYW7
— Frustrated Soul (@JyotsanaTarak) December 11, 2021
Most #CBSE papers so far were too
difficult and the comprehension
passage in the English paper was
downright disgusting.Typical RSS-BJP ploys to crush the
morale and future of the youth.
Kids, do your best.Hard work pays. Bigotry doesn’t.
— Manbir Sandhu (@themanbirsandhu) December 13, 2021
This CBSE question paper is in news because it insulted women..
But I am sharing this because I didn’t understand anything… How will the average 15 year old kids answer the question#CBSE #cbseenglish pic.twitter.com/fUGJiwGI1J— Dwarrior (@confuciascholar) December 13, 2021
Everyone to CBSE after putting an offensive paragraph in Class 10th English exam:#cbse #MissUniverse #cbsephysics pic.twitter.com/z21yjJFce9
— Adarsh Singh (@I__amadarsh) December 13, 2021
CBSE board’s controller of examinations has issued a letter apologizing for the same and ensuring that students will not lose marks for the question.
As the passage in one set of question paper in class X English Exam is not in accordance with guidelines of the board with regard to setting of question papers, it has been decided to drop the question and award full marks to the students for this passage . pic.twitter.com/IHfoUJSy2O
— CBSE HQ (@cbseindia29) December 13, 2021