Students studying from class five to 10 in the state schools will have some new learning to do from the academic year 2010-11. The state department of public instructions is planning to review and revise all the text books for all these classes.

The state minister for primary and secondary education, Vishveshwara Hegde Kageri, has decided to revise the text books of all subjects for these classes with an intention to bring their standard at par with that of the CBSE and ICSE boards.

Sources in the department said, "The plan is still in the preliminary stage. The minister will discuss the issue with the department officials after the Lok Sabha elections."

Most parents prefer CBSE and ICSE schools as they feel that the standard of education is much better in these schools, when compared to the schools following the state syllabus.

The minister hopes that by improving the quality as well as the content of the syllabus, he will be able to persuade more parents to send their children to state schools.

Kageri said that parents keep complaining that the syllabus is too easy and that chapters on Indian culture and heritage are too few.

Considering these issues, the minister said that he has decided to review the textbooks.

Source close to Kageri said, "It will take at least one year to review the syllabi for classes five to ten. The department will set up a textbook-review committee that will submit its report to the government. Once the government gives the green signal, the department will go ahead and implement it."

Rashmi Belur/ DNA-Daily News & Analysis Source: 3D Syndication