Haryana Board to reduce syllabus for 9th to 12th Class students due to COVID-19 pandemic

Haryana to Reduce School Syllabus: After ICSE and CBSE Boards, Haryana Board has also decided to reduce the course syllabus for students of Class 9 to Class 12 to cope up with the shortened academic year in due to the on-going. Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal has asked BSEH to setup a panel to look into curtailment of the current course syllabus for the students for the current academic session. The decision to curtail the syllabus for 9^th to 12^th Class students of Haryana Board has been taken following the closure of schools for nearly three months now in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and the following lockdown. The lockdown also disrupted the on-going board exams for HBSE 10^th and 12^th students 2020 and also caused a major delay in the declaration of results.

SCERT Panel Appointed for reduction in Syllabus

The State Education Minister has asked Haryana Board to appoint an expert panel in consultation with the State State Council of Educational Research and Training, Gurgaon, to work out modalities for reduction of the syllabus. Talking to reporters in Yamunanagar, State Education Minister said that with the situation around the pandemic getting more serious with rising number of cases across the country, it seems that the schools and educational institutions might remain closed for coming weeks as well. In such light, rationalization of syllabus will help ease the mental burden and pressure that is felt by the students with regards to the current academic year and help them cope up with their studies in a better way.

Tablet Computers for Students Likely

Addressing the issue of accessibility gap of online education among students from the state, the education minister said that he is aware of the problems being faced by students from marginalized communities. In line with this, the state government is contemplating giving tablets (computers) to students of classes 9th to 12th of government schools. With tablet computers, students will be able to better use the facilities of online learning and cope up with the distance study model that has been enforced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he also added that any final decision with regards to distribution of tablets to students will be taken keeping in view the state's economic situation.