Madras High Court orders uniform school syllabus

Updated on: Saturday, June 11, 2011

The Madras High Court on Friday stayed an amendment to the Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education Act that deferred the implementation of a uniform syllabus for school students.

Disposing a batch of petitions, the high court said the government can conduct detailed study of a common syllabus and textbooks.

The AIADMK government on June 7 amended the Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education Act, deferring the implementation of uniform school syllabus.

The court ordered the government to implement the uniform system of school education this academic year and suggested the government could delete or modify the syllabus contents.

Citing the Rs.200 crore spent on printing text books the court said the government can revise the syllabus.

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