Draft NCF for School Education released, More options in std 9 to 12

Based on the vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and to enable its implementation, the draft National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF) is developed,

Draft National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF) addresses education for the age group 3 to 18 years, across the entire range of diverse institutions in India, The overarching objective of this NCF is to help in positively transforming the school education system of India as envisioned in NEP 2020, through corresponding positive changes in the curriculum including pedagogy

As per the proposals by the draft National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF) the final scores of the students in Class 10 and 12 will be based on their cumulative performances over 2 years that may involve at least 4 board exam sessions beginning from Class 9 and Class 11, As per the Draft NCF for school Education there will be flexibility in the choice and combinations of the subjects from eight curricular areas on offer in classes 11 and 12, 

Draft National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF) recommends the modular examinations instead of one exam at the end of academic year, it proposed the Board exams at least twice a year, and the final results be based on the cumulative results of each of the examinations, In classes 11 and 12 the students as per the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF) can opt for any of 16 choice based courses from the eight curricular areas to be covered over the 4 semesters,