The Maharashtra government on Saturday approved of the proposal submitted by the Maharashtra State Council for Educational Research and Training (MSCERT) to reduce the 25% of the pre-existing syllabus for students of classes 9 to 12, to ease the burden on them but also by retaining the core concepts. This was done in view of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, explained Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad. Earlier, the Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana government had also announced that the pre-existing syllabi for classes 9-12 were being slashed to "reduce the mental pressure on students". The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had also announced that 30% of the pre-existing syllabus has been reduced for students of classes 9 to 12. However, the reduced syllabus will not be part of the topics for Internal Assessment and year-end Board Examination, an official circular mentioned.

Source: dna July 25, 2020 12:22 UTC