[11:08 AM, 11/27/2021] Cheif Editor: The Karnataka Education department decided to reduce the syllabus of 10th standard by 20%, due to lack of academic hours available to complete the syllabus.
An order about the decision would be announced on Monday.

Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh said, “During my visit to schools, and also in the meetings at several districts, the teachers had expressed the concern that they are unable to complete the syllabus owing to limited academic hours induced by the Covid pandemic restrictions. Considering all this, we have decided to reduce the syllabus by 20%.”

He added that the Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT) will communicate to the respective district officials about the reduction in the syllabus in the next few days.

30pc of syllabus was cut in the previous academic year. This year the physical classes resumed only in October.

Meanwhile, there has been a demand from II PU students to reduce the syllabus, and the department is likely to decide on it as well in a day or two.

The department expected to conduct SSLC examinations in April.

According to teachers, this year around 180 academic hours per subject were available as against the 240 academic hours per subject available during pre-Covid days.