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Chunauti 2018: No clarity on exam syllabus

Aug 02, 2016 12:44 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government’s ‘Chunauti 2018’ was introduced to improve the learning levels of students of classes 6-9. While it is in the process of being implemented, teachers across different schools said there is no clarity on how students will be assessed under the new system.

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In particular, teachers have been trying to figure out which examination, especially the class 9 students, will appear for.

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Four out of six days in a week, students study NCERT books and on the remaining two days they study “Pragati”—the book prepared especially for the scheme.

“On the examination part, we are yet to get guidelines from the government. We are told we will now be given a new set of Pragati books,” said the principal of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in south Delhi.

As per the scheme, class 9 students have been divided into three groups. The ones who can read and write are called ‘Pratibha,’ the non-readers are called ‘Nishtha’ and those who have failed twice in class 9 and dropped out of school are called ‘Vishwas.’ This group will now attend regular school. The Nishtha group has to study both the Pragati textbooks, as well as the NCERT books.

“We have given flexibility to the school heads and teachers on how they would teach the children. These class 9 students who are non-readers we have told teachers to encourage them to go to Vishwas. The decision is totally on the students. We will have another second round of training with mentor teachers and everything will be clarified,” said a senior official of the Directorate of Education.

Vishwas is the group that will be put through a focussed syllabus and will not have to go through regular SA-1 (Summative Assessment) and SA-2 . As the Patrachar scheme of examination has been modified, these students will appear in the patrachar exam of class 10 in 2017. Also, the directorate will transition to the CBSE board as against the school board, for standard X during the 2017-18 academic year. For this group there is a focused syllabus for SA-1.

“Summative Assessment -1 will begin in September and we are stuck with this division of students. Syllabus will not be covered at all. This division also is having psychological effect on the students as there is clear cut division very pertinent in the class,” said Ajay Vir Yadav, general secretary, Government School Teachers Association (GSTA).

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