After CBSE, ICSE, Maha govt announces to reduce 25% syllabus for classes 1 to 12 for academic year 2020-21

In view of the current Covid-19 crisis the Maharashtra state government has announced a 25% syllabus reduction for state board students of classes 1 to 12 for the year 2020-21.

Minister of School Education Varsha Gaikwad released the details on social media.

The minister said, “Inspite of the the nation wide crisis owing to Covid-19 for the year 2020-21 we started the academic year from 15 June. Inspite of the closure of the schools, we have tried to keep open the education system through various methods."

"Still,



to ensure that the students do not come under pressure under the present scenario, we have decided that from the 1st standard to the 12th standard there will be 25% reduction in the school syllabus," she added.

"The information on syllabus cut has been given to the director of the state education board. The complete information is also available on the website," she said.

The state government feels that under the present circumstances the schools will not be able to finish the entire syllabus because of which a syllabus reduction is needed.