Delhi Government Schools Syllabus to be reduced

Updated on: Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Delhi Government move to reduce 25 per cent syllabus for classes 6 to 8 in its schools to incorportae skill-based subjects will not cause any loss of learning to students as efforts are being made to "reuse" the deleted portions in more constructive forms, officials say.

The delhi government decision to decrease the syllabus has been flayed by some activists and academicians, who have termed the process to be "arbitrary" and one that has not been completely deliberated upon.

The Directorate of Education (DoE) delhi government officials, however, say the experts studying the subjects that can be deleted, are also keeping in mind how the same can be "reused" in higher grades to ensure that the basic standards of learning for each class do not suffer.

According to a report in Press Trust of India, a senior DoE official told, "There is not going to be any loss of learning for students in schools if the syllabus is going to be sacrificed for co-curricular activities like music, arts and theatre. Whatever portions will be deleted from the schools syllabus are likely to be incorporated in "some form or the other" in the higher grades."

Deputy Chief Minister of delhi government Manish Sisodia had earlier this month announced Delhi government decision to reduce 25 per cent syllabus for classes VI to VIII from October onwards to pave way for more skill-based courses, art, theatre and sports in its education system. Sisodia, who is also the education minister, had said that the government is in talks with CBSE to see how a similar reduction can be worked out for the syllabus for classes IX-XII from next year.

The Delhi government had then invited suggestions from schools teachers to reduce syllabus and nearly 40,000 inputs have been received by it. "Inputs have been received and then the draft for the reduction will be worked out. This experiment will be introduced in 50 model government schools on a pilot basis from the current academic session," thse official said. "Suggestions included removal for some chapters, deletion of portions instead of complete chapters and not removing a few chapters. We have put the draft of the reduced syllabus on the public domain and also sent the same to Delhi government schools seeking suggestions," she inlcuded.

Delhi Government Schools Syllabus to be reduced

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