By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Jan 5: The Meghalaya government has clarified that the Directorate of Educational Research and Training (DERT) will be the sole authority to notify the curriculum, syllabus, and textbooks for all classes from Pre-Primary to XII across the state.
The Education Department issued the clarification on January 2, following an earlier notification that designated DERT as the academic authority under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act.
According to the directive, DERT will notify the curriculum, syllabus and textbooks in line with the approved State Curriculum Framework. It will also take into account any prescriptions made by the Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBoSE) under Section 12(i) of the Meghalaya Board of School Education Act, 1973.
The order states that DERT must obtain prior approval from the Education Department before issuing any such notification. MBoSE, in turn, has been directed to communicate its prescriptions under Section 12(i) of the Act in writing to DERT.
MBoSE will continue to prepare, publish and select textbooks and supplementary textbooks. However, this must be done strictly in accordance with the curriculum, syllabus and textbooks notified by DERT, as required under Section 12(viii) of the Act.
The clarification has been issued under Section 12 of the Meghalaya Board of School Education Act, 1973, and has come into effect immediately. Copies of the order have been forwarded to DERT for information and necessary action.
The memorandum, issued by the Deputy Secretary to the state’s Education Department, was released by order of the Governor.
