Kerala’s education department has decided to initiate disciplinary action after complaints were raised over a controversial question related to minorities in the higher secondary equivalency exam conducted recently.
In a preliminary probe, the department had found that the question was based on the Sociology syllabus. However, the way the question was framed had led to a controversy.
According to the department, oversight on the part of the academic who had prepared the question created the issue and that person would be served a show cause notice. “After an explanation is received, further action will be considered,” said a department official.
The question that sparked the row read: “Are minorities a threat to India’s unity and integrity?” Curiously, the academic who framed it belongs to a minority community. A show cause notice would be served as the question had been grossly misinterpreted, according to the education department.
