However, core concepts will be retained, says HRD Minister
The Central Board of Secondary Education has reduced syllabi for Classes 9 to 12 by 30% this year as the COVID19 pandemic has disrupted regular classes. However, core concepts will be retained, Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said on Tuesday. The CBSE has advised school principals and teachers to ensure that “the topics that have been reduced are also explained to the students to the extent required to connect different topics. However, the reduced syllabus will not be part of the topics for internal assessment and yearend Board examination,” an official statement said. The National Council of Educational Research and Training has provided inputs on strategies to teach this curriculum, given the disruptions to regular classroom teaching caused by the pandemic. The council has also prepared an alternative academic calendar for Classes 1 to 12 to support pedagogy in affiliated schools. In June, Mr. Nishank invited suggestions for syllabus rationalisation from educationists. More than 1,500 suggestions were received. The final changes have been finalised by the respective course committees of the CBSE, with the approval of its Curriculum Committee and Governing Body.
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