New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia suggested a 50 per cent reduction in the syllabus for all classes due to the pandemic, also adding that NEET and JEE exams of 2021 should follow the reduced syllabus, reported India Today. Sisodia suggested this in the 57th General Council Meeting of NCERT, attended by state education ministers, on Thursday.
Attended @ncert general council meeting chaired by Union Edu Minister @DrRPNishank
I raised the following points:
1. Any change through NEP would be possible only if we are ready for paradigm shift in our education system, piecemeal approach won’t help to achieve NEP goals.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) October 22, 2020
“The current academic session is seriously disturbed due to ongoing Corona crises. The syllabus for all classes is reduced to 50 percent because of the continued loss of school days. Next year’s entrance exams like JEE and NEET should also be based on this reduced syllabus to align with the current year’s class syllabus,” the Delhi deputy CM was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
He further added that in order to give students additional time to study, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) should not conduct class XII board exams before May 2021.
5. In wake of disruptions due to corona, we need to defer Board Exams to May to ensure adequate preparation time for students.
The syllabus of Board Exams should be reduced to 50% in light of schooling loss.
Next year’s JEE & NEET exams should be based on reduced syllabus.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) October 22, 2020
This decision comes in light of the Directorate of Education (DoE) letter to CBSE, which cited under-utilisation of the time of the current academic session due to the pandemic, affecting classroom education since the closure of schools till October 31.