NCERT to cut-off syllabus by half from 2019 academic session
NCERT to cut-off syllabus by half from 2019 academic session
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National Council of Educational Research and Training syllabus will be reduced by fifty percent to relieve the students from the burden. The new curriculum will come into effect from the academic session of 2019.

The announcement was made by Human Resource Development minister Prakash Javadekar. According to him, the syllabus is more than that of B.A. B.com courses.

“At the stage of development of cognitive skills, students need to be given full freedom. I have asked NCERT to reduce the syllabus by half and it will be effective from the 2019 academic session,” said Human Resource Development minister Prakash Javadekar in an interview to Rajya Sabha TV.

He said that a bill proposing reforms in the school education system of India will be discussed in the Parliament during the next part of the budget session. He emphasised that exams and detention would be introduced as they bring better outcomes due to the competition.

“Without examination, there is no competition and no target. There must be an element of competition for better outcomes,” he said.

Speaking on the need for good quality teachers he said, “The basic task of teachers is to assess the strengths and weaknesses of students and mentor them accordingly.”

“New Education Policy will be submitted by the end of next month and will be presented after some necessary approvals,” informed the minister.

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