Telangana Board Exam 2021: SCERT Excludes 30% Syllabus for Class 1st to 10th

November 6, 2020: State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Telangana has excluded 30 % of the Class 1st to 10th syllabus for the academic year 2020-2021. The excluded syllabus has been partly converted into projects.

Students from Class 1st to 10th will have to study about 70% of core concepts that will appear in internal, summative, and Telangana Board examinations. The remaining 30% of the subject will be converted into practical activities or projects and will not be evaluated.

SCERT Telangana decision is based on Central Government guidelines that have put more emphasis on project-based learning in effect to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. About 25 lakh students will be affected by this new learning method.

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Telangana Board Exam 2021: Project Based Syllabus

According to SCERT Telangana, through practical intervention, many concepts can be taught effortlessly such as the protection of trees or nature, etc. Study-from home being the new normal, students are needed to be more engaged in activities or projects. Tabulated below is the details of Project-based subjects that have been excluded from the core syllabus of Class 8th, 9th, and 10th:

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Students will be taught the uncovered syllabus as a part of projects while the subjects which will require more explanation will be taught in detail. However, all subjects despite being practical or theoretical are mandatory to be taught in all schools.

Projects or activities for Class 8th students will be related to disaster management or reproduction of animals, etc. While Class 10th students are required to submit projects on population, literacy rate as per the 2011 census, dispersion of light, etc.

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Chava Ravi, General Secretary, Telangana State United Teachers Federation stated, “We fear that many teachers may skip teaching some portions completely considering exams will not be held for the activity/project-based syllabus.”

He further added that many may not even consider teaching 30% of the syllabus being them not a part of the core syllabus. Online classes have already affected the students, teachers, and even parents due to their hecticness.

As per teachers and school management’s statement “This rationalization of the syllabus might lead to ambiguity in teaching.”

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Private School Managements feel that the Government should instead introduce a ‘Comprehensive Academic Calendar’ for Class 1st to 10th, having detailed guidelines for the evaluation of students.

S Madhusudan, General Secretary at Telangana State Recognised School Managements Association showed concern stating, “The government has not even issued a road map on how the exams should be conducted. The extended academic year will help if the school education department wants us to cover the entire syllabus – irrespective of whether they will be a part of the exams or not.”

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