CBSE introduces 'Coding', 'Data Science' from current session

Complying with the recommendations of National Education Policy NEP 2020 the CBSE has introduced coding and data science as skill subjects in the schoolsSharing the information Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tweeted Under NEP 2020 we promised to introduce coding and data science in schools Today Im happy to see CBSE fulfilling the promise right in the session of 2021 itselfIn association with Microsoft CBSE is empowering Indias future generations with newage skills KudosUnder NEP2020 we promised to introduce coding amp data science in schools Today Im happy to see CBSE fulfilling the promise right in the session of yr 2021 itself In association with Microsoft cbseindia29 is empowering Indias future generations with newage skills Kudos pictwittercomVJIWwi2GNWmdash Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank DrRPNishank June 4 2021The CBSE also communicated to all heads of its affiliated Institutions about the introduction of coding and data science as a skill module or skill subject from the current sessionThe CBSE wrote that coding is a creative activity that students from any discipline can engage in and it helps to build computational thinking develop problem solving skills critical thinking and exposure to real life situations to solve issues in various realmsTherefore coding is being introduced as a Skill Module of 12 hours duration in Classes 6 to 8 The idea is to simplify the coding learning experience by nurturing design thinking logical flow of ideas and applying this across the disciplines its communique saidAlso Read Covid19 NIOS cancels Class 12 exams to evaluate students on objective criteriaFaculty and Student Handbooks have been created with support from Microsoft so that the students can work on applied projects and integrate coding across multiple subjects and make learning funFaculty resources will empower the faculty for teaching these concepts The Handbooks cover real life examples on coding builds exposure to ethics of coding and provides exercises and applications using the open source MakeCode platform it saidEmphasizing importance of data in todays world the CBSE introduced data science as a Skill Module of 12 hours duration in class VIII and as a Skill Subject in classes IXXII Student and faculty handbooks and teaching materials have been created with support from MicrosoftThe NEP 2020 has laid stress on skilling of students and recommended that by 2025 atleast 50 per cent of learners through the school and higher education system should have exposure to vocational education for which a clear action plan with targets and timelines will be developedCurrently the CBSE offers nine Skill Modules at middle school level 18 Skill Subjects at Secondary level and 38 Skill Subjects at Senior Secondary level to upgrade the skills and proficiency of the young generation and explore the various career options availableMore than 20 lakhs students are presently studying Skill Subjects at Secondary and Senior Secondary level in approximately 12000 schoolsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever