No homework for Classes I, II may become reality: Prakash Javadekar

KOLKATA: No homework in classes I and II may soon become a reality after a Madras High Court directive to do away with it. On Saturday, minister of Human Resource Development (HRD), Prakash Javadekar hinted at removing homework for student in the two classes.

“We will definitely follow the order. I believe children should attend school to learn with fun and should not be put under any pressure. We shall study the order and do whatever is possible to reduce (academic) burden,” Javadekar said in a press er on Saturday.

Javadekar also expressed hope to pass the bill by amending the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, in the upcoming monsoon session of the Parliament. “The Congress has not allowed us to hold the Parliament session. By March 2019, each state will be able to bring back pass-fail in classes V and VIII. As many as 25 states including Bengal have agreed to the proposal,” he added.


Once the pass-fail system is brought back, students will be detained in the two classes over poor performance. However, after two months, the failed students will be given an opportunity to re-appear in another exam after remedial classes. “Only if they fail in the second exam, they will have to repeat the class,” Javadekar said.

HRD is set to unveil a new education policy by June-end. “It will be a comprehensive policy involving the education of the next generation,” he added.