KESHAV VIDYA MANDIR

CBSE Curriculum

The curriculum in broad term reflects nation’sshared vision of education encompassing local, national and global needs and expectations. Empirically, it may be regarded as the sum total of a planned set of educational experiences provided to a learner by a school to attain stipulated competencies using specified content, pedagogical practices and assessment guidelines etc. CBSE’s curriculum strives to provide opportunities for students to achieve excellence in learning as envisioned in the National Education Policy-2020 and National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage and School Education.

Salient Features of the CBSE Secondary School Curriculum

The Curriculum prescribed by CBSE strives to:

(i) provide ample scope for holistic i.e., physical, intellectual and social development of students;

(ii) emphasize constructivism rather than rote learning by highlighting the importance of handson experience;

(iii) enlist general and specific teaching and assessment objectives to make learning competencybased and attain mastery over laid down competencies;

(iv) encourage the application of knowledge and skills in real-life problem-solving scenarios;

(v) uphold the ‘Constitutional Values’ by encouraging values-based learning activities;

(vi) promote 21st Century Skills, Life Skills, Financial Literacy, Digital Literacy, Health and Wellness Road Safety, Citizenship Education, Disaster Management and Multilingualism;

(vii) integrate innovations in pedagogy such as experiential, activity centered, joyful learning, Sport & Art-Integrated Learning, toy-based pedagogy, storytelling, gamification etc. with technological innovations (ICT integration) to keep pace with the global trends in various disciplines;

(viii) promote inclusive practices as an overriding consideration in all educational activities;

(ix) enhance and support learning by different types of assessments;

(x) strengthen knowledge and attitude related to livelihood skills;

(xi) foster multilingual and multicultural learning and national understanding in an interdependent society; and

(xii) integrate environmental education in various disciplines from classes I- X.

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