CBSE is preparing an alternative academic calendar for classes 1-12

CBSE is preparing an alternative academic calendar for classes 1-12

In a communique to school principals, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has said that it has started preparing an alternative academic calendar for classes 1-12. The calendar is being prepared by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). CBSE Chairperson said that the calendar focuses on learning through activities. "This calendar also suggests ways and means to use technology to aid and facilitate this process of learning," she said."We will be sharing this with you shortly," she has said in the letter.Ms. Karwal has also asked the school principals to reinvent the education process so that academic activities can even be maintained in situations like the current one."You, as Principals, have a huge role to play in the present setting," her letter reads. "We believe that this is the time to not just deal with the current emergency, but also build foundations of resilience to face such difficult events in the future," it adds.She also asked the schools to make use of the e-learning portal provided by the Ministry of Human Resources Development."Share your innovative timetables, content, assignments, question banks, etc. with us, so that your efforts do not remain limited to your school," she said asking the principals to share their work on the ASAR app of CBSE.