The Directorate of Minorities, Karnataka has written to the state government proposing a discontinuation of CBSE affiliation for classes 11 and 12 at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Residential CBSE Schools. Parents and students have demanded the minorities department to shift to the state curriculum (Pre University course or PCU) owing to the weightage and the qualifying exam marks that add to CET.
CBSE affiliation was introduced in minority schools to better prepare students for competitive exams such as JEE, JEE Advance and NEET. “The difficulty level of the question paper in state curriculum is believed to be easier and moderate compared to CBSE. Hence, students feel they can perform better under state curriculum, although both boards are based on NCERT syllabus,” an official from the minorities department said.
Although the curriculum might switch for classes 11 and 12, it will remain the same for classes 6 to 10. “Many parents and students believe that the students have an edge when they study the state curriculum. The marks they score in the PUC examination will be 10-15% higher than what they would score in the CBSE examination. With CET valuing the PUC marks, the students are believed to have an edge and secure a seat in better higher education institutions within Karnataka,” said Raghavendra T, director of the minorities department.
