There were over a lakh suggestions on the basis of which the rationalisation exercise was carried out, an official said. Javadekar has insisted that the exercise would be scientific. The HRD minister has in the past said that by removing duplication and redundant portions, the NCERT will be able to bring down its curriculum significantly. Finally, in 2021, the target will be achieved,” Javadekar said after the meeting. This year, there will be 10-15 % reduction. We have decided to reduce curriculum by 50 %.
“Curriculum will be reviewed to ensure holistic education in which there will be time for physical education, value education, life-skills education and experiential learning.
Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar, who chaired a meeting of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) general council on Saturday, said the target is to achieve a 50 % reduction of the “curriculum overload” without affecting the learning outcomes. Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar(File) New Delhi School students can heave a sigh of relief as the content in NCERT textbooks will be reduced by 10 to 15% from academic year 2019-20 as part of HRD ministry-prodded rationalisation exercise undertaken to relieve youngsters from “curriculum overload”.
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