Primary school curriculum in Gujarat may see a major shake up

According to top officials of the state education department, government is all set to effect thorough changes in the curriculum of primary and upper primary education in accordance with the Right to Education Act (RTE).

Instead of the current curriculum which focuses more on writing answers, the new syllabus will focus more on activity-based learning.

Outdated subjects and chapters will be removed and more informative and knowledgeable ones will be added. It is learned from sources that mathematics will undergo extensive changes.

The drastic changes will be implemented in the curriculum for 1st to 8th standard. Almost 350 teachers from all over the state will be trained and eventually will be given the responsibility of suggesting changes. The sources said that the new curriculum will be implemented from the academic year of 2012 -2013.

Gujarat Council of Education Research and Training (GCERT) has been given the responsibility of framing the new syllabus of primary education. To spread more awareness about the home state, region and culture specific chapters on Gujarat will be added in text books. According to the sources, to lay more emphasis on Gujarat specific subjects, CBSE curriculum will be avoided while formulating the new course.