Curriculum Load at the School Level: A Quick Appraisal (Report of The NCERT Working Group on Curriculum Load)

Abstract

From Preface: The question of curriculum load has been engaging the attention of educationists, parents, teachers and students in many countries of the world for quite sometime past. In India the problem was first felt in 1975 soon after the introduction of new curriculum under the 10+2 pattern of education. The Ishwar Bhai Patel Committee was appointed in 1977 to review the curriculum that was introduced in the wake of 10+2 pattern of education. The committee suggested deletion of a few topics from the syllabi of different subjects. The problem was discussed time and again on various forums even after the recommendations of the Patel Committee were implemented. NCERT set up an in-house Working Group in 1983 to make a quick appraisal of present curriculum from the point of view of load.