(a) whether the Government proposes to introduce the subject of ‘Fashion Technology’ in various schools in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of schools applied for seeking approval to start the subject; and
(d) the time by which permission is likely to be accorded to these
schools and the subject will be made available to students?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M.A.A. FATMI)
(a) & (b): Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has
introduced the subject of
Fashion Studies as one of the elective subjects in class XI of the
schools affiliated to it from the academic session 2004-05. Council
for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has also
introduced the subject in the curriculum of the class X and class
XII.
(c) & (d): CBSE has granted permission to 96 schools out of 130
schools who applied for permission to start the course. CISCE granted
permission to 13 schools to start the course during 2004-05.