CBSE Curriculum Revised for Class 3 & 6; No Changes in Existing Curriculum for Other Classes

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Earlier, CBSE also released a circular On march 22, 2024 Stating that there is no such changes made to the Secondary and senior schools curriculum for the session 2024-25 and only the new text Books are published by NCERT for classes 3 and 6.

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the revised curriculum for the academic session 2024-25. According to the notice, the academic curriculum has bee revised only for Class 3 and 6 students. The syllabus and curriculum for all the other classes remain unchanged.

“To allay any misgivings and for greater clarity, it is reiterated that for all classes other than 3 and 6, there is no change to the existing curriculum or textbooks. Schools are once again instructed to continue using the same textbooks for these classes as they did in the previous academic year (2023-24),” the Board said.

Important Announcement:
Reference may be made to CBSE’s circular no. Acad. 29/2024 dated March 22, 2024????. To allay any misgivings and for greater clarity, it is reiterated that for all classes other than 3 and 6, there is no change to the existing curriculum or textbooks.… pic.twitter.com/9I2gxU1lJx
— CBSE HQ (@cbseindia29) July 10, 2024

Informing the related stakeholders, the Board said, “The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has informed CBSE through a letter dated 18.03.2024 that new syllabi and textbooks for Grades 3 and 6 are currently under development and will soon be released. Consequently, Schools are advised to follow these new syllabi and textbooks for classes 3 and 6 in place of textbooks published by NCERT till the year 2023. Additionally, a bridge course for class 6, and concise guidelines for class 3 are being developed by NCERT for facilitating a seamless transition for students to new pedagogical practices and areas of study aligned with NCF-SE 2023. These resources will be disseminated to all the schools online once they are received from NCERT. The Board will also organize capacity building programs for School Heads and Teachers to orient them with the new teaching-learning perspectives as envisioned in NEP-2020.”

Earlier, CBSE also released a circular on march 22, 2024 stating that there is no such changes made to the Secondary and senior schools curriculum for the session 2024-25 and only the new text Books are published by NCERT for classes 3 and 6. For this CBSE advised all the schools to follow the new syllabus and textbooks for classes 3 and 6 in place of textbooks that were published till the year 2023.

Along with this, the circular also stated that CBSE provides the annual curriculum for classes 9th to 12th containing academic content syllabus for examinations with learning outcomes , pedagogical practices, and assessment guidelines. t is important for all the schools to ensure adherence to the curriculum directives outlined in the initial pages of the curriculum document. All the subjects should be taught in accordance with the prescribed curriculum and with all methodologies. Schools are advised to align their practices with the recommendations stated in NCF-SE-2023 with the adoption of national curriculum framework for school education by CBSE.

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