Maharashtra syllabi not at par with the CBSE board

Even after the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has partially revised the class 12th syllabi of Maharashtra state board, the students and teachers remain unsatisfied. The revision has been made in mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology subjects. The rest of the subjects will be upgraded in the coming academic year. 

The primary concern of the state government was to bring the syllabi at par with the CBSE curriculum to help students crack common entrance tests proposed for 2013. 

The difference in the standard of the syllabi is apparently visible as the CBSE board textbooks are thicker than the state board books. The reason for this significant difference is that the CBSE covers most of the topics in great detail than the state board.  The CBSE follows the norms set by the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

However, some state board officials have refused to this stating that they have taken a great effort in upgrading the syllabi. The government also believes that all the topics covered in the new syllabi are at par with the CBSE standards.

The process of upgrading the syllabi was ignited a few years ago. Eventually the board upgraded each class successively with the final upgradation of class 12 syllabi this year. The board aims to prepare its students for the common entrance tests in engineering and medical proposed by the HRD ministry.

The first single entrance test known as NEET (National Eligibility Entrance Test), for medical UG courses will be introduced next year and Maharashtra has also decided to participate in it. But some students from the state have expressed concern over the standard of syllabus and stated that it still lags far behind the CBSE standards.

Source: The times of India