Based on the success of NCERT New Delhi, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) has planned to streamline the curriculum and textbooks used in their secondary and senior high schools beginning with the 2023–24 school year.
The decision was made in response to the goals of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which call for students to spend less time reading textbooks and more time engaging in hands-on, creative activities. A announcement from the director of academics at JKBOSE states, “This decision aligns with the steps taken by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in New Delhi.”
The textbooks used in grades 6-12 have been updated and streamlined by the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for the next academic year of 2023–2024. We made this choice to lighten the strain on our kids.
Meanwhile, the J&K Board of School Education has informed all parties involved that beginning with the present academic session (2023-24), all JKBOSE-affiliated schools would be required to use the revised 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade curricula and textbooks. The announcement states, “The exercise has been done following the rationalisation model adopted by NCERT.”The director of academics at JKBOSE has also revealed that certain material from the curricula would be cut as part of the rationalisation process, giving pupils a more efficient and targeted education.The updated syllabi, which do not include the removed material, will be made available on the JKBOSE website at a later date, according to the announcement.
According to a representative from the JKBOSE, the move shows the board’s dedication to the NEP-2020 and the promotion of an enhanced educational environment that fosters creativity and experiential learning. The NCERT had previously indicated that the curriculum was rationalised in June 2022, and that as part of the rationalisation roughly 30% of the NCERT syllabi was deleted. In reality, NCERT’s rationalisation of curricula began in December 2021 and was finished in June 2022. A group of specialists helped with the rationalisation. A JKBOSE representative said that the organisation will adopt a similar method to lighten the workload.
