(a) whether the National Curriculum framework for school education prepared by NCERT has been recently released by the Government;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it has been suggested in the framework that there should not be any examination upto secondary stage and no student should be declared pass or fail till this stage;
(d) if so, the details of other suggestions made therein; and
(e) the reaction of the Government thereto?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SUMITRA MAHAJAN)
(a) to (e) NCERT has published National Curriculum
Framework for School Education as part of the ongoing
process of curriculum development. To facilitate a better
learner friendly evaluation procedure the Curriculum
Framework suggests that public examinations may not be held
before the secondary level. The question of implementation
of this suggestion depends on the decisions taken by the
individual Boards of Education Working in different parts of
the country.