BANGALORE: The state government is all set to change the syllabi of classes 1 to 10. The new syllabi would be introduced in a phased manner from 2011 to 2014.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri on Friday said the new syllabi would be based on the National Curriculum Framework (2005).
He said the new course content would concentrate on subjects that would meet the presentday needs of students.
It will include topics such as personality development, cultural studies, patriotism, human and social values among others.
Kageri said the National Council for Education Research and Training had approved the report of Shivanand Committee, constituted to propose changes in the syllabi.
He said the proposed changes would be listed on the government website and they would be open for public debate for a couple of days. The changes would be finalised only after considering public opinion.
Former education minister and Congress MP H Vishwanath said the syllabi should not be saffronised.
He added that more fruitful discussions about development of children should take place and stressed on community participation on such matters.
Former minister B K Chandrashekar said the system of schooling was examoriented and added that the number of resultinduced suicides were increasing.e said drastic changes in the system was required to destress learning.