CBSE’s move to have two phrases, syllabus rationalisation for current academic year welcomed

The Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) announcement on lowering the syllabus and holding board exams twice throughout the 2021-22 academic year in several codecs, has been welcomed by colleges as a move that may cut back the uncertainty and stress that college students have had to undergo owing to the pandemic.

A notification from the board says the 2021-22 academic year could be divided into two phrases with 50% of the syllabus to be lined in every time period and board exams held on the finish of every time period for lessons 10 and 12. Continuous inside assessments will happen for lessons 9 to 12 as nicely.

“This is a great advantage for students and will definitely reduce their stress levels since a lot of uncertainty hinged on the one final board exam last year. Having a two-term pattern with two exams will also ensure that students do not neglect the NCERT curriculum and stay committed to preparing through the year,” stated C. Satish, Director-General, ABS Group of Schools.

The board has stated that the primary time period examination could be a 90-minute paper with MCQs which is able to check them on 50% of the syllabus. “While the exam pattern is a new one, students are comfortable tackling MCQ questions and they also feature prominently in several competitive exams. The move to have two term exams shows the preparedness of the CBSE to face possible disruptions that might arise owing to the pandemic,” stated Ashok Shankar, General Secretary, CBSE Schools Management Association.

Mr. Ashok additional identified that the board’s directions embrace making a pupil profile for all of the assessments undertaken by the year and retaining the proof in digital format which is able to guarantee that there’s some degree of scrutiny and monitoring of how colleges implement these adjustments.

Srinivasa Raghavan, principal, Bala Vidya Mandir stated that they enormously appreciated the move to have two exams for college students of lessons 10 and 12. “Owing to the pandemic and uncertainty, a change in the term and assessment process was necessary. I personally think that students of classes 9 and 11 too, would benefit if this is extended to them,” he stated.

Last year, the CBSE had introduced a 30% rationalisation of syllabus and for the current academic year, the rationalised term-wise divided syllabus in addition to tips for inside assessments can be launched quickly.

State Board colleges await syllabus announcement

Teachers from State Board colleges in Tamil Nadu in the meantime have been awaiting an announcement in regards to the syllabus for the current academic year. Last year, the Tamil Nadu authorities had decreased the syllabus by almost 40% for college students of senior lessons.

“Rationalising the syllabus as well as bringing in a two-term system would greatly help our students as well since the syllabus for senior students is quite lengthy and heavy,” stated K.P.O. Suresh, president, Tamil Nadu Post Graduate Teachers Federation.

In an announcement, the Tamil Nadu Teachers Association urged the State authorities to think about a semester sample related to that adopted by the CBSE to allay the worry and uncertainty among the many college students owing to the board exams throughout the pandemic.