New syllabus for High School and Higher Secondary exams in MP

Bhopal, Apr 30 (UNI) The Madhya Pradesh Government is implementing new syllabus for high school and higher secondary school students from 2007-08.

Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education Secretary D D Agrawal said the new syllabus had been prepared for providing better competitive skills to students.

The new syllabus would be implemented for class IX and XI in 2007-08 and for class X and XII in 2008-09.

Highlighting the specialties of the new syllabus, he said besides language, students could choose from mathematics, computer application book-keeping and accountancy.

Mr Agrawal said this would help students improve their skills besides making them eligible for appearing in Pre-Medical Test and Pre-Engineering Test.

Likewise, higher secondary students can study vocational subjects as a part of group along with mathematics and other main subjects.

He said only one book would be prescribed for language subject instead of special and general language papers.

UNI