Telangana Board Exams 2021: 30% Syllabus to be excluded from exams

Considering the ongoing pandemic situation, Telangana Board decided to make certain deductions in the syllabus. 

Telangana Board Exams 2021: Considering the ongoing pandemic situation, the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education Examination (TSBIE) converted the syllabus into projects- exams to which will not be conducted. The decision taken by the Board is in line with the ongoing pandemic situation. According to the official information, for the academic year 2020-21 students from Classes 1 to 10 will have only 70% theory lessons, or core concepts, that they need to study for their internal, summative and board exams. The remaining 30% will involve practical activities, which will not be part of any assessment. The move, which officials say is based on Central government guidelines that stress more project-based learning, is likely to affect close to 25 lakh students across Telangana. 

Talking about the decision with the media, A Sridevasena stated, "Considering students are learning from home, we have to engage them more in activities/projects. Concepts that can be taught through practical intervention, such as nature, protection of trees, etc. will be taught as part of activities/projects. Those which require explanation and thorough understanding will be taught in detail." 
The latest decision on reduction of syllabus and addition of projects states, instead of writing answers on them, TS SSC students will now have to submit projects on subjects such as literacy rates (as per Census of 2011), population, dispersion of light, etc. In case of Class 8 students, projects will include the reproduction of animals or even disaster management. Teachers and school managements say that this rationalisation of the syllabus might lead to ambiguity in teaching.

Considering the number of working days lost due to the pandemic, private school managements feel that the government should instead come up with a comprehensive academic calendar with detailed assessment guidelines. 
"The government has not even issued a road map on how the exams should be conducted. The extended academic year will help if the school education department wants us to cover the entire syllabus — irrespective of whether they will be a part of the exams or not;' said S Madhusudan, general secretary, Telangana State Recognised School Managements Association.