Aditya Wadhawan | Posted on Tuesday, January 24,2023 17:53
The CBSE has mandated that the marks secured in a particular skill subject can be included in their
Also, if a student fails in any of the three
The decision has been taken by CBSE to bridge the gap between mainstream and skill subjects. Studying a vocational subject alongside mainstream subjects will qualitatively enhance students’ knowledge base and would equip them with the practical know-how of the particular field.
Speaking to Education Times, Biswajit Saha, director, CBSE, says, “The decision to include the marks of skill subject in the best of five for classes IX and X has been done as NEP 2020 advocates an inclusive approach to education. This step has been taken to integrate vocational education with mainstream education which will ensure that there is no separation between the conventional mainstream and vocational subjects. It would also prompt parents to motivate their children to proactively opt for skill subjects.”
This core concept of skilling has to be internalised at the
The aim is the interrelated academic and skill subjects. “For instance, it would be beneficial for the students if they opt for Tourism as a skill subject alongside studying Social Science as both are interrelated. Similarly, while studying Science, students can opt for IT as a skill subject to increase the knowledge base. Recently, skills subjects on Life Sciences and some concepts of Pharmaceutical Sciences have also been introduced,” informs Saha.
Sudha Acharya, chairperson, National Progressive Schools Conference (NPSC), says, “For a school education ecosystem to be progressive there should be no demarcation between conventional and vocational subjects. It would work as an incentive for students who are not unable to perform in conventional subjects. Especially, it is beneficial for children with special needs as it would relieve them from some quantum of stress.”
CBSE has relaxed the decision to opt for Basic or Standard Mathematics due to the delay in the current academic year
For quick success in competitive exams, parents often enrol their wards in dummy schools that do not
This will help students scoring less marks in mainstream subjects to increase their overall percentage
Focus on core subjects needs to be balanced with developing SEL among students, writes Anantha Duraiappah
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