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The Directorate of Education (DoE) officials say that reduction of syllabus for 6 to 8 classes in order to include skill-based subjects in schools done by Delhi Government will not cause any loss of learning to students. Efforts are being made to reuse the deleted portions in more constructive forms in the higher grades to ensure that the basic standards of learning for each class do not suffer.

Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia had earlier this month announced government's decision to reduce 25 per cent syllabus for classes VI to VIII from October onwards to pave way for more skill-based courses, art, theatre and sports in its education system. He had said that the government is in talks with CBSE to see how a similar reduction can be worked out for the syllabus for classes IX- XII from next year.

The government had then invited suggestions from teachers to reduce syllabi and nearly 40,000 inputs have been received by it. Inputs have been received and then the draft for the reduction will be worked out. This experiment will be introduced in 50 model government schools on a pilot basis from the current academic session.

A review committee consisting of members from National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Delhi University, educational organizations, civil society, among others will be constituted to examine these suggestions over a period of one month. The members of the committee will be made public in the coming week. The review committee will be coming up with the final draft next month.