Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided to include climate change and COVID-19 management as part of syllabus for the class 10 students from 2022-23 academic session.
This has been informed by School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Sunday.
Climate change and COVID pandemic hold significance in the light of their contemporary context, the Minister said.
He said that to keep the students aware about the pandemic and make them mentally prepared for the future, topics on Covid-19 will be included in class 10 syllabus.
The climate change has posed as a global threat. To make students aware, topics on climatic change will be part in the syllabus, he added.
From the current academic session, 100 per cent syllabus of class 10 students will be covered and the Matric examination will be conducted accordingly, he said.
Notably, 75 per cent syllabus was covered in the previous academic sessions due to the adverse impacts of Covid-19 pandemic on the education sector.
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