| Synchronize curriculum with market trends, tech advances: Advisor Ganai to JKBOSE | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: Advisor to Governor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai today chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE) with special emphasis on framing of curriculum and content of textbooks published by it.
The meeting was attended by Chairperson JKBOSE Prof Veena Pandita, Secretary School Education Ajit Kumar Sahu, Director School Education Department Jammu Anuradha Gupta, Secretary JKBOSE Riyaz Ahmad and other senior officers of School Education and JKBOSE.
The meeting was informed that the JKBOSE has introduced regional languages viz Dogri, Gojri, Pahari, Kashmiri, Punjabi and Bhoti as optional subjects from Ist standard.
The Advisor appreciated the initiatives taken by JKBOSE in developing the textual material as per national standards. He also highlighted the importance of Regional languages at the elementary and secondary level.
He directed for formulating an Academic Committee which will work for the formulation of policy regarding the regional languages at School level and its implementation in letter and spirit from class 5th onwards. He asked to include science concept and general topics in regional language books.
He also emphasized that NCERT textbooks should be made as the base for developing the textual material by JKBOSE.
He directed that vocational education, simple mathematics and science in place of General Mathematics should be an option for low performing students at secondary and higher secondary levels. |
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