New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has prepared a new National Curriculum Framework (NCF) of school education, under which now board examinations will be held twice a year, students will have the option of retaining the best marks.
New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has prepared a new National Curriculum Framework (NCF) of school education, under which now board examinations will be held twice a year, students will have the option of retaining the best marks. Along with this, students of class 11th and 12th will have to study two languages and at least one of these languages should be Indian.
According to ministry officials, according to the New Education Policy (NEP), the new curriculum framework is ready and based on this, textbooks will be prepared for the academic session of 2024. According to the National Curriculum Framework at the school level, the choice of subjects in class 11th and 12th will not be limited to Arts, Science, Commerce ‘stream’ but students will get the freedom to choose the subject of their choice.
It has been said that under the new curriculum structure, board examinations will be held twice a year and students will be allowed to retain the best marks. As per the document, students can appear in that exam for which they feel prepared.
According to this, students of classes 11 and 12 will have to study two languages and at least one of these languages should be Indian. As per the new curriculum framework, the board exams will assess the level of understanding and efficiency of students against months of coaching and rote learning.
Under this, the existing practice of ‘covering’ text books in classes will be avoided and the cost of text books will be brought down. As per the new curriculum framework, school boards will develop the capacity to offer ‘on demand’ exams in due course.
