In a bid to bring reforms in the Plus II courses in the State, a new syllabus and textbooks were rolled out on Friday. Higher Education Department secretary GVV Sharma unveiled the syllabus and textbooks at the office of the Odisha State Bureau of Text Book Preparation and Production here.
The syllabus, which has been introduced for Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational streams from the current academic year, is based on the pattern of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for Plus II courses.
“I hope that all the prepared textbooks will reach the students within two weeks. The authors have prepared the new books keeping in mind the necessities of current time. Hopefully, the students will accept it wholeheartedly,” said Sharma. Director of Odisha State Bureau of Text Book Preparation and Production Geetika Patnaik said, “The syllabus has been prepared as per the CBSE pattern. Attention has been paid towards enabling students to answer objective-type questions. At the end of each chapter, we have kept a question bank. The contents of the books are very good with use of lucid language.”