Odisha Textbook Errors: Same Experts Wrote, Reviewed, Cleared Books, Probe Finds

Textbook errors: Panel finds review, oversight lapses; SCERT blamed

Odisha Language, Literature and Culture Secretary Bijay Ketan Upadhyaya and GA department officer Smita Pani were its members.

How did 1,700 errors creep into Odisha school textbooks? Some answers

Among reasons: Same resource persons in multiple roles, weak academic rigour and unrealistic timelines.

Odisha textbook errors: Same experts wrote, reviewed, cleared books, probe finds

Mistakes were identified across textbooks, including spelling mistakes, factual inaccuracies, incorrect maps, photographs

Odisha textbook errors: Inquiry flags hasty process, no writer orientation

A high-level inquiry committee found that same resource persons repeatedly assumed multiple roles for the same class and subject, including writer, reviewer, proofreader, and final subject expert

No orientation, one-day review: How 1,731 errors found their way into school textbooks

An RTI disclosure has revealed serious gaps in the preparation and vetting of Odisha’s new school textbooks, including the absence of formal orientation for writers, inadequate review timelines and weak quality checks, shedding fresh light on how 1,731 errors slipped into books for Classes I to VIII.

Odisha Textbook Errors: Committee Finds Lack Of Review, Blames SCERT

Bhubaneswar: Amid widespread outrage over largescale errors in Odisha school textbooks, the three-member committee formed by the state government to probe the matter has found that lack of orientation and proper review and scrutiny had led to lapses. The panel reportedly held the Directorate of Teacher Education and State Council of Educational Research and Training (TE and SCERT) primarily accountable…