New Delhi: Operation Sindoor, India’s military response to the Pahalgam terror attack, will soon be part of NCERT’s curriculum for students from Class 3 to 12. The education ministry has confirmed that two special modules are being developed to highlight the country's counter-terror strategy and armed forces’ role.
The first module will be designed for Classes 3 to 8, while the second will cater to Classes 9 to 12. Both will comprise 8 to 10 pages and will present a detailed account of Operation Sindoor, which saw Indian forces strike nine terror and military sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in early May. The operation was a retaliation to the terror strike in Pahalgam that left 26 civilians dead.
“The achievements of India and her Armed Forces will be described in 8 to 10 page modules. The aim of these modules is to make students aware about India's military power and how Pakistan was defeated once again,” said a source in the ministry.
The NCERT routinely brings out theme-based special modules to supplement its regular textbooks. Till June 2025, the body has published 16 such modules on topics like Viksit Bharat, Nari Shakti Vandan, G20, and Chandrayaan Utsav.
“In the coming months, NCERT will also be publishing special modules on Mission LiFE ('LiFEStyle For Environment'); horrors of partition; India's rise as a space power– from Chandrayan to Aditya L1 to Subhanshu Shukla’s journey to International Space Station,” the source added.
Operation Sindoor unfolded over four days between May 7 and May 10, involving Indian fighter jets, missiles, drones, long-range weapons, and artillery. The escalation ended after both countries agreed to halt military activity. Defence minister Rajnath Singh had later said the strikes followed in the tradition of the 2016 surgical strikes and the 2019 Balakot airstrikes, stating that the response compelled Pakistan to seek a ceasefire.
The NCERT’s newly released Class 8 social science textbook already references surgical strikes. It draws a parallel between the Maratha ruler Shivaji’s nighttime raid on Mughal commander Shaishta Khan’s camp and present-day military strategy, describing it as “the modern-day surgical strike.”
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