Ministry of Education has announced major changes in education curriculum-

》Board exams to be conducted twice a year, students will be allowed to retain best score

》Class 11, 12 students need to study two languages, at least one language must be Indian

》Choice of subjects in classes 11,12 will not be restricted to streams, students to get flexibility to choose

》School boards to develop capacities to offer ‘on demand’ exams in due course of time

》Board exams will assess understanding, achievement of competencies than months of coaching and memorisation

》Current practice of ‘covering’ textbooks in classroom will be avoided, cost of textbooks to be optimised