The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has asked all its affiliated schools to use only the latest political map of India for all purposes. The latest political map, prepared by the Survey of India is available on their official website.
Maps are essential part of Social Sciences Curriculum. Political maps are used in History and Political Science lessons and physical maps are used to teach Geography lessons to explain about the topography of a said region.
The CBSE schools have been directed to use education Series Maps for teaching and training purposes. The latest edition of all maps can be found on the Survey of India Website and are also available for sale at their offices across the country. The official website is : www.surveyofindia.gov.in .
Apart from the political map of India, Survey of India has also prepared New Education Series Maps pertaining to Geographical areas. The Geographical areas for which new edition maps have been prepared include Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab/Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. The New Educational Series maps have been prepared with Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid, reports NDTV.
“Schools are requested to consider using these Education Series Maps, prepared in line with latest Topographic Maps (OSMs – Online School Management systems) for Geography/Atlas/Map work/any other map related educational activity,” reads CBSE circular.