New Delhi:
The Central Board of Secondary Education (
CBSE) has rationalised the
for
9
to
12
for the
academic year 2020-21
by
up
to
30 per cent
to
make
up
for
academic
loss caused due
to COVID-19, Union
HRD Minister
Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' announced on Tuesday.
"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
classes
9
to
12.
"
To aid the decision, a few weeks back I also invited suggestions from all educationists on the reduction of
syllabus
for students and I am glad
to share that we received more than 1.5K suggestions. Thank you, everyone,
for the overwhelming response," Nishank tweeted.
"Considering the importance of learning achievement, it has been decided
to rationalize
syllabus
up
to
30 per cent
by retaining the core concepts," he added.
Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16 when the central government announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as one of the measures
to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.
A nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24, which came into effect the next day. While the government has eased several restrictions, schools and colleges continue
to remain closed.