Jammu schools lag behind in introducing CBSE-i curriculum

Vikas Sharma

Tribune News Service

Jammu, December 8

Despite the fact that some schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) across the country have introduced the enquiry and skill-based international curriculum called CBSE-i, the schools in Jammu have still not been able to introduce the same till now.

The innovative curriculum was launched to carry forward the basic strength of the Indian educational system. The foundation of core skills in mathematics and science education will continue in the international curriculum with a difference and that is mathematics will be provided at two levels, “core and elective”, to cater to different kinds of learners.

The programme was started by the CBSE on pilot basis and around 50 schools in different states of the country have introduced it thereby offering to students a global curriculum. The programme delivers education on the pattern of the Geneva-based International Baccalaureate (IB). An IB certificate helps students get into top international universities faster.

The Tribune had earlier reported that the Jammu Sahodaya School Complex (JSSC), an apex body of CBSE schools, had disclosed that it would evolve a strategy to introduce the new curriculum, but it is yet to do so.

Sources said the CBSE had recently sent notifications to CBSE-affiliated schools to join the latest global curriculum, but the state schools had not responded.

“The CBSE-i really has been a path-breaking programme to find out new ways of enhancing educational skills, but I think it will take some more time when the schools in J&K introduce it,” a source said.

“Already, the CBSE schools are busy in completing the process of mandatory online accreditation. After this, there is a possibility that the schools will focus on introducing this new curriculum,” he claimed.

The sources claimed that the lack of trained faculty in CBSE-affiliated schools in Jammu city had been the major stumbling block in introducing the international programme. These schools needed to create special infrastructural needs to run the CBSE-i programme.

The international syllabus will be implemented for Class I to XII and students will be taught through e-books. The CBSE-i students will have an advantage over other CBSE students as they will learn more foreign languages and different curriculum for other subjects.

The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has already given recognition to the CBSE-i after the feedback from the schools which have adopted the curriculum.