<p>The Ministry of Education has invited stakeholders’ feedback on the draft National Curriculum Framework (NCF) which has proposed a marked shift in how exams are conducted. </p>.<p>Among the key suggestions are that exams in class 12 be held twice a year, environmental science be made compulsory for class 10, mobility between various streams, and choice-based exams for students in class 12.</p>.<p>The curriculum, which advocates a shift from the current 10+2 system to the 5+3+3+2 system, and students in class 12 will have to choose disciplines from at least three curricular areas and then four elective areas under each discipline. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/ncert-drops-texts-on-gandhi-hindu-muslim-unity-rss-ban-from-class-12-textbook-1206896.html" target="_blank">NCERT drops texts on Gandhi, Hindu-Muslim unity, RSS ban from class 12 textbook</a></strong></p>.<p>This, the national curriculum framework suggests, will “ensure depth, when they choose a discipline, they have to complete four choice-based courses in that discipline.” Students in class 9 and 10 will have to appear in 8 papers as per the new system; they now sit for five papers. </p>.<p>The draft recommends that environmental science should be a separate subject for class 10 students. “They will focus on a holistic understanding of key concerns and issues related to environmental education through drawing upon their understanding across areas, and the capacities developed in Grade 9,” says the draft framework.</p>.<p>The draft has been prepared by the national steering committee, headed by former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan, following over 500 district-level consultations, and over 50 consultations with different ministries, religious groups, civil society organisations, NGOs and universities where more than 8000 stakeholders participated, the ministry said.</p>.<p>A survey on a mobile app received feedback from around 1,50,000 stakeholders, the ministry said, adding that a “Citizen Centric Survey”, launched by the ministry in August last year, received inputs from more than 12,00,000 stakeholders.</p>
<p>The Ministry of Education has invited stakeholders’ feedback on the draft National Curriculum Framework (NCF) which has proposed a marked shift in how exams are conducted. </p>.<p>Among the key suggestions are that exams in class 12 be held twice a year, environmental science be made compulsory for class 10, mobility between various streams, and choice-based exams for students in class 12.</p>.<p>The curriculum, which advocates a shift from the current 10+2 system to the 5+3+3+2 system, and students in class 12 will have to choose disciplines from at least three curricular areas and then four elective areas under each discipline. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/ncert-drops-texts-on-gandhi-hindu-muslim-unity-rss-ban-from-class-12-textbook-1206896.html" target="_blank">NCERT drops texts on Gandhi, Hindu-Muslim unity, RSS ban from class 12 textbook</a></strong></p>.<p>This, the national curriculum framework suggests, will “ensure depth, when they choose a discipline, they have to complete four choice-based courses in that discipline.” Students in class 9 and 10 will have to appear in 8 papers as per the new system; they now sit for five papers. </p>.<p>The draft recommends that environmental science should be a separate subject for class 10 students. “They will focus on a holistic understanding of key concerns and issues related to environmental education through drawing upon their understanding across areas, and the capacities developed in Grade 9,” says the draft framework.</p>.<p>The draft has been prepared by the national steering committee, headed by former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan, following over 500 district-level consultations, and over 50 consultations with different ministries, religious groups, civil society organisations, NGOs and universities where more than 8000 stakeholders participated, the ministry said.</p>.<p>A survey on a mobile app received feedback from around 1,50,000 stakeholders, the ministry said, adding that a “Citizen Centric Survey”, launched by the ministry in August last year, received inputs from more than 12,00,000 stakeholders.</p>