Senior Deputy Minister Manish Sisodia suggested on Thursday that the curriculum for all classes should be reduced to 50% due to continued loss of classroom learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic and entrance exams such as NEET and JEE next year should be based on a reduced curriculum.
Sisodia made the suggestions during the 57th NCERT General Council Meeting chaired by Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank and attended by state education ministers.
“The current academic session is seriously disrupted due to ongoing Corona crises. The curriculum for all classes will be reduced by 50% due to the continued loss of school days. Next year’s entrance exams like JEE and NEET should also build on this reduced curriculum to align with the current year’s class curriculum, ”he said.
He also suggested that CBSE should not hold class 12 board exams before May 2021 to give students more time to study. Exams are generally held in February and March.
The Delhi government had earlier this month urged the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) not to hold the board examinations next year before May and further reduce the curriculum as schools continue to be closed. due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a letter to the CBSE, the Directorate of Education (DoE) had said that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large part of the time of the 2020-21 academic session (approximately seven months) could not be used for the process of classroom teaching learning, as schools in Delhi are closed until October 31st.
Universities and schools across the country were ordered to close on March 16 to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. On March 25, the Center announced a nationwide shutdown. While various restrictions have been gradually relaxed in different phases of the ‘unblocking’ since June 8, educational institutions remained closed.
However, according to the latest ‘Unlock 5’ guidelines, schools, universities and other educational institutions outside of the COVID-19 containment zones may reopen after October 15. The final decision on the reopening of the institutions was left to the states and territories of the Union.
The Delhi government has decided to maintain the status quo on school closures until October 31, after which a review of the situation will take place.
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