New Delhi: A remarkable move by The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) which will give relief to students. The board has decided to cut 30% of syllabus for students of class 9-12.
“Considering the importance of learning achievement, it has been decided to rationalize syllabus up to 30 per cent by retaining the core concepts,” the Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar wrote in a tweet. “Looking at the extraordinary situation prevailing in the country and the world, #CBSE was advised to revise the curriculum and reduce course load for the students of Class 9th to 12th,” he added.
In an official statement, the CBSE said, “The Heads of Schools and Teachers may 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 year-end Board Examination.”
Further, for Classes 8 and below, CBSE-affiliated schools will have the freedom to rationalise the syllabus on their own.
