T to scrap Intermediate Board, roll out 10+2 system from next year | Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: The state govt has decided to scrap the Board of Intermediate Eduction (BIE) and replace it with 10+2 school education system from the 2027-28 academic year. Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday directed officials to make all arrangements to implement the new system.The CM, who is also the education minister, said the 10+2 system should consist of primary (nursery to class 4), secondary (class 5 to 8), and senior secondary (class 9 to 12), replacing primary, upper primary and secondary school system.“The 10+2 system will replace BIE, which administers junior colleges. The new system will come under the senior secondary education system. Presently, CBSE schools and institutes of other boards are following the 10+2 system,” K Keshava Rao, govt adviser (public affairs) and chairman, committee on educational reforms, told TOI.At present, students join junior colleges after class 10. These junior colleges offering first and second year Intermediate would be classified as class 11 and class 12 under the proposed system.“We are still waiting for clarity. Before start of current academic year the proposal was shelved. Now, a similar announcement has been made. It is not easy for existing schools or junior colleges to accommodate this shift, as it would mean additional infrastructure and manpower,” Telangana Private Junior Colleges Managements Association president G Satish told TOI.Telangana Recognised School Managements’ Association head Y Shekhar Rao asked: “What will happen to schools with classes till 8th? Will they be allowed to add these classes on existing premises?”Department of school education officials, however, said that they were yet to receive any instructions regarding the merger of Intermediate Board with the department of school education.Earlier in the day, CM held a review meeting of the education department at the MCRHRD Institute. The CM directed officials to work out all formalities to implement the new (continuous 10+2) education system. In the meeting, the CM and officials discussed the 10+2 system already in place in 18 states across the country.Under the new system, the CM said the focus should be on grooming students to attain command over language and communication skills by the time they complete class 12. After class 12, students should get an opportunity to choose subjects of their interest, he said.“The main objective of the reforms is to provide quality education from nursery to university and prepare students to compete in the modern world,” he added.The CM expressed concern over a large number of students, predominantly girls, as well as children from Dalit, tribal, and minority communities, dropping out after class 10. The dropout rates were significantly lower in institutions such as Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, which offer continuous education up to the class 12.He also directed officials to accelerate the recruitment process for teachers (faculty positions) in universities. He emphasised that the regulations governing recruitment process must be strictly followed, and urged the chairman of the Council of Higher Education as well as vice-chancellors of universities to pay special attention to this matter.
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