New Delhi, Jun 7: Union minister Prakash Javadekar said the government decided to half the NCERT syllabus as students did not find time for other activities as they were overburdened.
The decision to half the syllabus was announced by the Union HRD Minister last week.
“There is a huge load of books and information, and students have no time. There is no time for physical education, value education and life skills.
“So, we decided to half the portion (syllabus). There is no need to teach them everything. Students should learn principles and rest of the knowledge they can gain later,” Javadekar said.
The HRD Ministry has received 37,000 suggestions from parents, teachers and educationists regarding the government’s decision to lessen the burden of books.
