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CBSE clarifies rational behind reducing syllabus, says it is one-time measure – education
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday issued a notification clarifying its rationale behind reducing the syllabus for lessons 9 to 12 college students.
In line with the notification, with a view to scale back examination stress of scholars, CBSE has taken the choice of rationalizing the syllabus by as much as 30% for practically 190 topics of lessons 9 to 12 as a one-time measure. The board has additionally clarified that no questions might be requested from the diminished syllabus in board exams for 2021-21 solely.
The board has additionally directed colleges to observe NCERT’s alternative academic calendar for conducting the curriculum.
“Every of the matters which were wrongly talked about in media as deleted have been coated below the Various Tutorial Calendar of NCERT which is already in pressure for all of the affiliated colleges of the board,” stated Anurag Tripathi, CBSE secretary.