CBSE syllabus to be introduced in all KGBVs in AP

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas were established to provide world-class educational facilities to girls belonging to SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities and BPL families. 

Praveen Prakash, Principal Secretary, School Education, Andhra Pradesh, has issued orders to introduce the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) from 2023-24 academic year. 

He said to ensure that the students get prepared for CBSE 10th class examination scheduled in 2025, they were provided all the required support, including bilingual NCERT textbooks in class 8 of 2022-23 academic session. Tabs preloaded with premium content were provided to the class VIII students free of cost. Each tab costs INR 30,000. About 17 lakh books are kept in reserve for them, The New Indian Express reported. 

The KGBVs were established in educationally backward mandals to provide world-class educational facilities to girl children belonging to SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, minorities and below the poverty line families. 

The KGBVs are 100 per cent residential school setup. The KGBVs in Andhra Pradesh are among the best schools in the country, which are highly regarded by the academic community as well as society. The KGBVs are churning out toppers from marginalised sections every year, he said.   

Responding to the orders of Praveen Prakash to implement the CBSE syllabus in the KGBVs from the ensuing academic year, KGBV Teachers Association State president SBTS Devi said, “We are welcoming the latest move of the government. The teachers of KGBVs are always ready to follow any move of the government, but we request the government to implement minimum time scale for us. Though three GOs  were issued, the minimum time scale is yet to be implemented.” 

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