CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
CBSE-Acad/Circular/2018/
August 13, 2018
Cir No Acad.25 /2018 All Heads of Institutions affiliated to CBSE
Subject: Adherence to the provisions of National Curriculum Framework (NCF).
2005 with regards to Curriculum Load Reference:
(i) Circular No.31/2004 dated 15 September 2004
(ii) Circular No. 21/2007 dated April 17, 2007
(iii) Circular No. 35/2016 dated 12 September 2016
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has earlier issued Circular No.31/2004 dated 15 September 2004, and Circular No. 35/2016 dated 12 September 2016, advising that there should not be any homework assigned to students of classes 1-11. As per CBSE Affiliation Bye laws clause 3.3(C)-c, CBSE affiliated schools must satisfy the Board’s advisories regarding no school bag and no home work to the students upto class II.
In compliance of the directions of the Hon’ble High Court of Madras vide WP No. 25680/ 2017 and WMP No.9267/2018 dated May 29, 2018, it is once again reiterated that the schools may ensure that no homework is given in classes I-II. Further, as per directions of Hon’ble High Court of Madras, it is also reiterated that since NCERT is academic authority for classes I-VIII, all schools may ensure that CBSE circular No. 21/2007 dated April 17, 2007 on reducing the bag load and homework on children is scrupulously followed (circular attached)
(Dr. Joseph Emmanuel)
Director (Academics)
