CBSE drops Nationalism, citizenship & demonetisation chapters in revised syllabus due to Covid

students appearing in CBSE board exams next year will t be required to study about secularism, citizenship, nationalism, demonetisation and democratic rights as chapters dealing with se subjects, along with several or chapters, have been dropped from syllabus to reduce course load for students amid coronavirus crisis.

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) tified new syllabus for classes 9 to 12 for 2020-21 academic session on Wednesday after rationalising up to 30 per cent of curriculum.

According to updated curriculum, chapters deleted from Class 10 syllabus are those dealing with democracy and diversity, , religion and caste, popular struggles and movement and challenges to democracy.

For Class 11, deleted portions include chapters on federalism, citizenship, nationalism, secularism and growth of local governments in India.

Similarly, Class 12 students will t be required to study chapters on India's relations with its neighbours -- Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, changing nature of India's ecomic development, social movements in India and demonetisation, among ors.

According to Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry officials, syllabus has been rationalised to reduce burden on students but core concepts have been retained.

" loss of instructional time for a proportionate reduction in curriculum load for exams was assessed. Accordingly, course committee of board had initiated work on reduced syllabus. Suggestions were invited from various stakeholders.

"Heads of schools and teachers have been advised by board to ensure that topics that have been reduced are explained to students to extent required. However, reduced syllabus will t be part of topics for internal assessment and year-end board examination," a senior CBSE official said.

Universities and schools across country have been closed since March 16, when Centre anunced a nationwide classroom shutdown as one of measures to contain COVID-19 outbreak.

A nationwide lockdown was anunced on March 24, which came into effect next day. While government has eased several restrictions, schools and colleges continue to remain closed.