Odisha govt cuts school syllabus by 30 per cent
The Odisha government on Wednesday announced reducing the syllabus of Class 1 to 12 students for
2020-21 academic session by 30 per cent.
The development comes after the Central Board of Secondary Education syllabus for classes 9 to 12 was reduced by 30 per cent this year due to the disruption caused by the
Covid-19 pandemic. “The decision to rationalise the syllabus has been taken on the recommendation of three syllabus committees of State Council of Education, Research and Training, Board of Secondary Education and Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha. The state-specific important subjects which students need to know have not
SCHOOLS IN ODISHA will remain closed till end of the Durga Puja vacation. This was announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT came following a review meeting chaired by the CM.
● EARLIER, IT was speculated that the government may open schools from September 1 with strict compliance of the Covid
19 regulations.
been omitted from the syllabus,” state school and mass education minister Samir Dash said.
The minister said that the decision was taken keeping in view the current Covid-19 situation. If the schools open anytime soon, a fresh decision on the syllabus would be taken.
“The district education officers will intimate the headmasters of schools in this regard to teach the students according to the reduced syllabus,” Dash said.
After announcement of syllabus rationalisation, students and educationists expressed mixed feelings of approval and disappointment over the delayed decision.
A student of Rourkela said, “Reduction of syllabus is a welcome step but the delayed decision may hamper our course of studies this year. Had the rationalisation been effected a month or two earlier, it would have benefitted us more.”
“The rationalisation of the syllabus is very ambiguous as there is doubt whether students will be able to complete the rest of their courses in due time,” said a teacher in Bhubaneswar.