Implementing CBSE pattern in Uttarakhand schools: Many a slip between cup and lips
It will not be a cakewalk for the school education department that is planning to introduce the CBSE pattern in over 17,000 state-run schools. Not only teachers but also senior officers are sceptical about the move.
The Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) now follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) pattern only for board classes — 10 and 12.
School education minister Arvind Pandey recently brought the matter before union human resource and development minister Prakash Javadekar, who gave in principle approval.
“The education department is the spine of state (Uttarakhand) politics. And changing the board would mean pressure on government teachers. Chances of rolling out the project is not even 25%,” a senior education department official said.
The government has already rolled out tenders for publishing CBSE books of board classes here. Even private schools affiliated with CBSE in the state will also have to buy these books from next academic session (2018-19).
After getting this done, the next plan is to shift to CBSE. This would mean classes from 1-12 will have CBSE course as well as books. This also means that the books for other classes besides 10th and 12th-that were published by UBSE would also stop.
“The decision would change the face of government school education in the state. It would definitely bring the education system at par with the national-level. Students would be able to study a curriculum which is quoted in national level competitions,” said Alok Shekhar Tiwari, director general of school education.
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