School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Wednesday informed that education syllabuses in the State would be reduced in view of the closure of all schools, including higher secondary schools, for a long period of time due to Covid-19.
While State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) would take a detailed decision regarding reduction of the syllabuses for Classes-I to X, the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) would do accordingly Classes-XI and XII, he said.
The SCERT would submit a report regarding the number of days the schools would remain open after the closure period. The School and Mass Education Department would take a decision in this connection after the report is received, Dash said.
The Chief Minister has given his approval for syllabus reduction, he added.