Already covered says CBSE on deleted topics
New Delhi, July 09: There has been a controversy over the decision by the CBSE to reduce the syllabi for the Class 10 and 12. The board has however clarified that each of the subjects wrongly mentioned as deleted has already been covered under the alternative academic calendar issued by the NCERT.
CBSE
Secretary
Anurag
Tripathi,
said
in
a
statement,
"The
Board
has
clarified
that
no
question
shall
be
asked
from
the
reduced
syllabus
in
the
Board
examination
20-21
only."
The
statement
came
after
the
CBSE
decided
to
drop
lessons
on
democracy
and
diversity,
demonetisation,
nationalism,
secularism,
India's
relations
with
neighbours
and
growth
of
local
governments
in
India.
Here's what CBSE says about deleting topics like democracy, citizenship, and federalism
Tripathi further said that the rationalisation of the syllabus was only a one time measure was the country is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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"The rationalisation of syllabus up to 30 per cent has been undertaken by the Board for nearly 190 subjects of Class IX to XII for the academic session 2020,21 as a one time measure only. The schools have also been directed to follow the alternative academic calendar prepared by NCERT for transacting the curriculum. Therefore, each of the topics that have been wrongly portrayed as deleted have been covered under alternative academic calendar which is already in force for all the affiliated schools of the board," he also said.