Following Delhi government's suggestion to CBSE demanding reduction in syllabus for board examination 2020- 21 and delay in exam dates, the discussion has taken a toll on teachers and students preparing for boards this session. Putting their worries to rest, chairperson of Indore Sahodaya Complex of CBSE schools UK Jha said, "The board had sought opinion from all the school principals of CBSE schools to make its judgement and as per official sources, most principals have consented that there is no need to reduce the syllabus as of now."

He added that most schools have completed over 90 percent syllabus comfortably for class X and class XII. "Students have been able to complete the syllabus in online classes, so reducing the syllabus is not really necessary for any of the board classes," Jha said. The only situation, where the board might consider reducing syllabus, is considering the situation of CBSE schools in rural areas and the status of RTE (right to education) students, as shared by Jha.

Syllabus already reduced in July 2020: Like every year, the board had released CBSE Syllabus for classes 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th for the academic year 2020-21 in April. However, due to Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, the academic session was hampered. Hence, CBSE has decided to reduce the syllabus and released a revised & reduced syllabus. The revised & reduced CBSE Syllabus 2020-21 was released on July 7, 2020.

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