Mita MukherjeeCalcutta: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations has replaced the topic "value added tax (VAT)" in its ICSE mathematics syllabus with one on the new "goods and services tax (GST)". "VAT has become obsolete and has been replaced with GST in the ICSE 2020 mathematics syllabus. Considering the above facts, you are being informed that VAT will not be tested in the ICSE 2019 mathematics examinations. "In 2019, ICSE mathematics tests will have no questions on any of the two topics - VAT and GST," the principal said. The topic on VAT was incorporated into the ICSE mathematics syllabus nearly 13 years ago after its implementation in 2005.

Source: The Telegraph April 14, 2018 21:11 UTC