Education department plans NCERT syllabus from Class 1

Updated on: Tuesday, January 03, 2012

The school education in the state will acquire new dimensions this year as the education department is not only planning to introduce NCERT syllabus from Class I to Class VII, but also want to change the evaluation system. Teachers will have to spent nearly 2 hours more in government schools to evaluate each student as per skills. On the other hand, the CBSE schools are also trying to improve their performance and trying to make CCE (comprehensive and continuous evaluation) system more effective.

The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education has already implemented NCERT courses in Class IX to Class XII this year. "In this syllabus, students will have single paper pattern in board exams and it also helps them to prepare for competitive exams," said Subash Garg, chairman of the board.

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has also started NCERT course in Class VIII from this session in government schools in which about eight lakh students are getting new pattern of studies. "We have already arranged books in schools and training sessions have started for teachers to get acquainted with the new syllabus," said an official of Abhiyan.

"Our aim is to begin these courses in all classes from the coming academic session. But if it fails, then we will divide it into two phases," said an official.

The department maintained that NCERT syllabus will give a comprehensive view to students . "The main problem will be to make teachers adjust with the NCERT books," says Manoj Dube, president of teachers' association . The department said that training and refresher programmes for teachers will be held in summer holidays.

Besides the NCERT syllabus, the department is also going to change the school timings for the first time in the past 65 years. "The schools will now have seven-and-a-half hour timing which is at present five-and-ahalf hours a day," said Naseem Akhter, minister of state for education . She added that the schools will run for the same five-and-a-half hours but the extra two hours will be for teachers who will evaluate students and prepare lessons for next day.

"Every student is evaluated not by answersheets but by the personality and on his or her ability to grasp things. The grades and marks will be provided as per these skills," added Naseem Akhter.

 

Times of India

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