WBCHSE changes HS curriculum; introduces new subjects, revises marks structure

WBCHSE HS Class 12: The Council has discontinued subjects like Punjabi, Gujarati and French and added applied artificial intelligence, cyber security, science of well being, banking financial services and insurance, food processing and telecom as new subjects.

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The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) makes changes in the Higher Secondary curriculum. The changes in the WB Class 12 curriculum will be made effective from this year and will be applicable for only those students who will register from the 2024-25 session. The marks structure of health and physical education, music and visual arts have been revised.

The theory component of health and family education has been increased from 40 to 70. The practical component will now have 30 percent weightage. For music and visual arts, the theory and practical marks will be 50 marks each.

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While some subjects like Punjabi, Gujarati and French have been discontinued due to the low count of registered students, multiple vocational subjects have been added in WBCHSE Class 12 syllabus. These are banking financial services and insurance, food processing and telecom. As part of the WB board HS curriculum revision, the WBCHSE has added new subjects as well. Applied artificial intelligence, cyber security and science of well being have been introduced.

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The council has also changed the names of subjects and their codes. The home management and family resource (HMFR) will now be called the human development and resource management (HDRM). While the agronomy (AGNM) has been remanded as agriculture (AGRI), the health and physical education (PHED) will be called the same but the code for it, is changed to HPED.

The council has been making several changes in the curriculum. Last month, it introduced semester system for Class 11 from the 2024-25 academic session.

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