On Saturday, July 25, 2020, the Maharashtra government has announced that the syllabus for Classes 1 to 12 will be cut down by up to 25% so as to reduce the burden on students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad notified that the details of which lessons from textbooks have been omitted will be published on the official website of the Maharashtra State Council of Educational Research and Training (MSCERT).
कोविड 19 च्या पार्श्वभूमीवर शैक्षणिक वर्ष 2020-21 साठी इ. 1 ली ते इ. 12 वी साठी सुमारे 25% पाठ्यक्रम कमी करण्याच्या राज्य शैक्षणिक संशोधन व प्रशिक्षण परिषदेच्या प्रस्तावास शासन मान्यता देण्यात आली. @scertmaha @CMOMaharashtra @bb_thorat @AjitPawarSpeaks pic.twitter.com/XjSdQZKHAQ
— Varsha Gaikwad (@VarshaEGaikwad) July 25, 2020
Though all schools are still shut due to the coronavirus outbreak, the government wants to ease the burden on students, so the syllabus would be reduced by 25 per cent for the academic year 2020-21, she said.
Although schools remain closed, the academic year has commenced from June 15 and various alternative ways of learning are being adopted, the minister said.
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