No changes made by JKBOSE in syllabi, course of Urdu subject for class XII

Vikas Sharma
Tribune News Service
Jammu, April 16

After making changes in the syllabi and courses besides revising the textbooks of classes VI to X, the J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has made no changes in syllabi and course study of in Urdu subject for class XII for the academic session 2020-21 of Summer Zone (Jammu Province).

Sources said after the school education made changes in the syllabi and courses of the textbooks by adding the history of erstwhile J&K State, there were speculations about possible changes in Urdu subject too.

They added that the same was notified by BOSE later that syllabi of Urdu textbook were revised/changed vide notification no F(Acad-C)Rev-SyllabiTbs/19, dated 11-12-2019.

“As the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is under the lockdown amid outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but the study from the changes/revised textbooks/syllabus/courses of study is already in practice from the Academic Session November-December 2019 in case of Kashmir Division/Winter Zone areas of Jammu Division/Union Territory of Ladakh.

In case of Summer Zone areas of Jammu Province, the revised editions/titles and syllabi are also applicable from this Academic Session (March-April)”, an official told.

“After a lot of discussions, it was decided that there is no need to bring any changes in the syllabi/course of Urdu subject”, the official added.