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Schools to follow common science curriculum from 2011- 17-Feb-2010
New Delhi:School boards agreed on a common curriculum in science and mathematics at senior secondary level and decided to work towards a CET for admission into engineering and medicine.
To bring uniformity in the education system across the country, the Council of School Board of Education (COBSE), the apex body for all school boards and councils in the country, decided to implement the core curriculum from 2011 and work towards the common entrance test by 2013.
"The COBSE approved the core curriculum in science and mathematics. This will be accepted by all the state boards at the senior higher secondary level. Hence forth, the core curriculum will be taught in the science stream in all schools," Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal announced.
The COBSE also agreed that the school boards will work towards a common entrance examination for admission of students in higher courses, including engineering and medicine, by 2013. The government will set up a task force which will decide the modalities of that entrance test.
The school boards also agreed to evolve a core curriculum in Commerce stream. It is expected to be ready in the next three months. After the core curriculum in commerce, the COBSE will also move towards a common entrance in that subject.
"The idea is that there will be single entrance for each stream. The nature of the entrance will be decided by the task force," Sibal said as he described the decision as a "historic" one. He said common curriculum will give a level playing field for all students as they will pursue the same course.
The task force will also decide how to bring synergy between the board exam and the proposed entrance examination. Sibal said the task force, which is expected to be set up within a month, will also suggest whether the common entrance will give weightage to the marks obtained by students in their school boards.
The core curriculum has been prepared in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. The state school board chiefs also appeared off beat over the decision. "This is a good step to have a common curriculum. We have no problem on implementing it," Bihar School Exam Board Chairman A K P Yadav said.
However, there may be certain difficulties in holding a common entrance test, he said. "While holding a common entrance test for the country, the state's interest has to be protected in the state level institutes," he said.
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