NEW DELHI: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday suggested that syllabus for all classes should be reduced to 50 per cent because of continued loss of classroom learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic and entrance exams like NEET and JEE next year should be based on reduced syllabus.
Sisodia made the suggestions during the 57th General Council Meeting of NCERT chaired by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. “The current academic session is seriously disturbed due to ongoing Corona crises.
The syllabus for all classes be reduced to 50 per cent because of the continued loss of school days. Next year’s entrance exams like JEE and NEET should also be based on this reduced syllabus,” he said.
He also suggested that CBSE should not hold class 12 board exams before May 2021 so that students get some more time to study. Generally, they are held in February and March.
The Delhi government had earlier this month urged the CBSE to not conduct the board exams next year before May and further reduce syllabus as schools still continue to remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.