<p>The Central Board of Secondary Education has introduced an elective subject for classes 11 and 12 titled ‘Knowledge Traditions and Practices’ on a pilot basis. The course aims to provide an overview of India’s traditions, customs and heritage through an inter-disciplinary method.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“The idea is not to glorify the past but encourage students to innovate from what they learn. We want to provide alternatives to children through research-based content on what existed in the past,” said CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi. “We want to bring everything that children learnt till class 10 on one platform.”<br /><br />CBSE affiliated schools will have an option to offer the new subject with a combination of three other electives and a language course. It will have a 70-mark theory paper with 30-mark research-based project.<br /><br />Field visits<br /><br />The research will require field visits to places of historical and cultural importance across India. “As this course aims to introduce knowledge in various disciplines , it will lead to an insight into the Indian thought and psyche,” states the CBSE circular given to schools. <br /><br />Schools that have offered to introduce the elective on a pilot basis have already been given two out of 12 modules — Astronomy and Metallurgy. The printed version of the course book is under process. <br /><br />Coming soon <br /><br />It will be completed soon as CBSE aims at starting the course from the present academic session. Principals believe it is an interesting subject and a holistic approach of connecting children to their past. “We need to revive traditional practices even in daily lives,” said Ameeta Wattal, principal of Springdales School, Pusa Road. </p>
<p>The Central Board of Secondary Education has introduced an elective subject for classes 11 and 12 titled ‘Knowledge Traditions and Practices’ on a pilot basis. The course aims to provide an overview of India’s traditions, customs and heritage through an inter-disciplinary method.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“The idea is not to glorify the past but encourage students to innovate from what they learn. We want to provide alternatives to children through research-based content on what existed in the past,” said CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi. “We want to bring everything that children learnt till class 10 on one platform.”<br /><br />CBSE affiliated schools will have an option to offer the new subject with a combination of three other electives and a language course. It will have a 70-mark theory paper with 30-mark research-based project.<br /><br />Field visits<br /><br />The research will require field visits to places of historical and cultural importance across India. “As this course aims to introduce knowledge in various disciplines , it will lead to an insight into the Indian thought and psyche,” states the CBSE circular given to schools. <br /><br />Schools that have offered to introduce the elective on a pilot basis have already been given two out of 12 modules — Astronomy and Metallurgy. The printed version of the course book is under process. <br /><br />Coming soon <br /><br />It will be completed soon as CBSE aims at starting the course from the present academic session. Principals believe it is an interesting subject and a holistic approach of connecting children to their past. “We need to revive traditional practices even in daily lives,” said Ameeta Wattal, principal of Springdales School, Pusa Road. </p>