CBSE to release rationalised syllabus within a month, says board chairman

CBSE will release the reduced syllabus within a month to compensate for the loss caused by the coronavirus crisis.

The Central board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is working to release reduced syllabus to make up for the academic loss caused due to COVID-19 pandemic. The reduced syllabus will be ready in a month’s time, said CBSE chairman Manoj Ahuja.

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“We cannot bring sudden changes in the education system and create confusion and uncertainty. The curriculum reforms are going to be in sync with the learning outcomes,” he said during a virtual conference on ‘Future of Schools: Overcoming COVID-19 challenge and beyond’.

“We are rationalising the curriculum. We plan to retain the core elements, which are very unnecessary in terms of learning outcomes,” he added.

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“If something is duplicated in some way or working extra on same concept, we aim to shelve it and anything which can be done in a more practical manner should be done that way. That’s what we are planning. We should be able to finalise the syllabus within a month’s time,” he said.

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal had announced in April that CBSE will reduce the curriculum for the next academic calendar for all the classes to make up for the lost time due to the coronavirus lockdown asserting that the curriculum will be curtailed in proportion to the lost time.

The MHRD has come up with alternative calendar for different grades detailing the learning plan during the lockdown.

Universities and schools across India have been closed since March 16, when the Centre announced a countrywide shutdown as part of a slew of measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.

A 21-day nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24. While the government has announced easing of certain restrictions, schools and colleges continue to remain closed.

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