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Kerala Sets Expert Panel to Review UGC’s Draft UG Curriculum as Public Feedback Opens

Public feedback runs until September 20, with Kerala commissioning an expert evaluation.

Kerala Challenges UGC’s LOCF Draft (Source: Twitter)
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Kerala government to formally object to UGC’s draft curriculum citing Sangh Parivar influence, including Ram Rajya, Upanishads, Savarkar, and Upadhyaya in study proposal.

Overview

  • The UGC has released draft Learning Outcomes-based Curriculum Frameworks for nine undergraduate subjects and invited comments from stakeholders through September 20.
  • The proposals integrate traditional Indian knowledge across disciplines, including Kala Ganpana and Bharatiya Bijganit in mathematics, Arthashastra and Ram Rajya concepts in commerce, and Savarkar’s writings as recommended reading in history.
  • Kerala’s State Higher Education Council criticized the drafts as retrogressive and formed a review committee chaired by economist Prabhat Patnaik, with Romila Thapar as a special invitee and Rajan Gurukkal as co-chair.
  • Higher Education Minister R. Bindu alleged the drafts align with Sangh Parivar ideology and objected to suggested materials such as the Upanishads, Mahabharata, Arthashastra, and biographies of Savarkar and Deendayal Upadhyaya.
  • UGC officials and the curriculum committee defended the effort as a transformative, outcomes-focused model blending heritage with modern pedagogy, while the SFI announced campus protests and marches to UGC offices.