CBSE Syllabus to be revised for classes 9-12; find details here

CBSE will rationalize the syllabus for classes 9-12 after assessing the situation and loss of time. The revised syllabus for the academic year 2020-21 will be informed in due course of time.

In the wake of Coronavirus Outbreak in the country, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had suspended classes for over months as a precautionary measure. To compensate for the loss of classes, the Board is likely to ‘rationalise’ or reduce the syllabus for classes 9 to 12 for the academic year 2020-21. This will be done after assessing the situation. Earlier this week, the NCERT had released a revised calendar for classes 1-8, which was launched by the MHRD Minister.

The alternative academic calendar for classes 1 to 12 will enable students to learn quality and standardised curriculum from home. To begin with, the calendar is prepared for four weeks and can be extended further, depending upon the situation. Since all the schools have been shut due to the nationwide lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers have been teaching students through online classes. Now, a framework would ensure standardised studies.

According to media sources, NCERT, in an official statement, said that since not every teacher and student have access to virtual classroom facilities, “activities are designed and presented in such a way that many activities can be conducted by the parents and students on their own after talking to teachers over the phone”

The NCERT calendar includes subject-specific activities, as well as detailed material on the use of different technological and social media tools to reduce stress and anxiety. Activities related to art education, health and physical education, and learning resources along with textbooks are also included in the same.

It contains a week-wise plan consisting of interesting and challenging activities, with reference to chapter taken from textbook. Most importantly, it maps the themes with the learning outcomes. The purpose of mapping of themes with learning outcomes is to facilitate teachers/parents to assess the progress in the learning of children and also to go beyond textbooks.

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