Kashmir Board of Education makes Vedic studies Compulsory

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Jammu

5 compulsory subjects in 12th standard

 

IMRAN ZARGAR

 

Jammu, Feb 6: The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education

(JKBOSE) has decided to accord compulsory status to fifth subject in

the 12th standard from April 2007 in the Jammu division and from

October 2006 in the Kashmir division.

The Board is also introducing information technology and biochemistry

in the syllabi and special stress would be laid on Islamic studies,

Vedic studies, and Buddhist studies. Different regional languages of

the state would be introduced at the primary level, Director

(Academics) BOSE Bashir Ahmed said.

The work of reviewing and revamping the syllabi of the courses up to

higher secondary level has almost been completed.

Prof Nisar A Ganie said, " New topics such as disaster management,

information technology, bio-chemistry, bio-technology, computer

sciences and other topics have been introduced to make students aware

of the latest technologies bringing revolution in the whole world."

He further said that all the efforts are being done for the up

gradation of the level of education in the state and to keep pace

with the education level of the Center Board of School Education

(CBSE). He said that for developing syllabus and the textual material

for these subjects experts were hired and added that the work has

been completed. (Academics) BOSE Bashir Ahmed said, " Under the chairmanship

of Prof Ganie the BOSE has amended various rules to raise the

academic level of the state and to provide corruption free

administration in the BOSE." He further added that the BOSE has

amended the provision related to the re-evaluation of the evaluated

answer sheets. He said that for re-evaluation, the students are being

provided with the Xerox copy of the evaluated answer sheets so as to

make evaluators accountable and that has raised the credibility of

the board.

He said that in Kashmir division five subjects have been made

compulsory in the 11th class from October 2005 and the same number of

subjects will be made compulsory in 12th standard from October 2006

whereas in Jammu division five subjects in 11th standard will be

compulsory from April 2006 and for 12th standard five subjects will

be compulsory from April 2007.

The various regional languages being introduced are Dogri, Bodhi,

Punjabi, Sanskrit, Kashmiri, Arabic, Sheena language in Kargil and

Gurez, Balti and Pahari and all the textual material for these

languages has been developed.

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