Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina witnessing a power-point presentation on draft outline of the 'National Education Framework' at her official residence Ganobhaban on Monday Story on page 1 — Focus Bangla Education Minister Dipu Moni on Monday said the government decided to introduce new curricula in schools and colleges from 2023, removing the divisions of science, arts and commerce up to class X, report agencies.
The new curriculum scrapping examinations for up to class III will be launched fully in the education system in 2025.
According to the new curricula, there will be no science, arts and commerce sections up to class X, and they will be trained on technical subjects.
"The new curricula couldn't be introduced in 2021 due to Covid-19 pandemic. Now we'll introduce it in 2023 and the new curricula will be introduced in all classes by 2025," she said.
The government has selected 10 common subjects for all students up to SSC level and students will be allowed to choose optional subjects in class XI and class XII," the minister said.
The Education Minister revealed this at a press briefing on National Curricula Framework presentation at the Secretariat.
Besides, three public examinations will be held under the new system.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the outline of the national curriculum in the morning.
The work to embed the curriculum in the education system will begin next year with its piloting at 100 primary and secondary institutions. The government will begin putting the curriculum gradually to effect in 2023.
Initially, it will be launched in class I of primary education, and class VI of secondary education in 2022, according to Dipu Moni.
Classes II and VII will be added in 2023, classes III, IV, VIII and IX in 2024 and classes V and X in 2025.
"The full curriculum will be put to practice within 2025," the minister said.
The class X students will sit for Secondary School Certificate(SSC) examinations, while the students will sit for two more public exams in class XI and class XII and the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations results will be published based on the results of class XI and class XII.
Other classes will have completion exams, in which the students will be assessed continuously and then evaluated comprehensively.
The time for lessons will be fixed.
She dodged a direct answer when asked whether the new curriculum will have Primary Education Completion or PEC and Junior School Certificate or JSC exams.
"We want to ensure competence, not education for certificates," she said.
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