The BJP-led Tripura Government will communicate training to some 40660 school teacher to allow them to switch to the NCERT prospectus from the next academic session beginning April, a minister said on Tuesday.
He said in order to facilitate the switch to the NCERT curriculum from the existing Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) curriculum; the education department has undertaken a five-day training programme for the school teachers.
Experts from the NCERT are giving training to these teachers in five phases.
Currently, these teachers teach 7.30 lakh government school students. Over 85 percent of these students are taught in Bengali.
"Textbooks and other teaching materials of NCERT have been translated into Bengali for the purpose."
Earlier, a notification issued by the School Education Department said that following a close study, it has been observed that there are distinct variations and differences between the course prospectus and syllabi of TBSE and those of the national school syllabus urbanized by the NCERT.
"as a result, most of the hopeful youths of Tripura cannot succeed in nationwide level joint entrance examinations and professional competitions like the students and youth of other states, who are following the national school curriculum," the notification said.
"The government decided to start schools from 8 a.m. in the morning instead of the existing 11 a.m. has been postponed. A committee would be formed soon to study the change in school timings and after the findings are released, the next course of action would be taken," the Minister added.
