Important! CBSE starts 3 new subjects, skills courses from class 6 onwards: Check full list of skill courses

In a CBSE notification released on April 7, the Central Board of Secondary Education announced that CBSE students of classes 6 to 11 would be studying skills courses from the 2020-2021 academic year onwards. CBSE skill courses or vocational courses to start from class 6 onwards Released on Tuesday, the CBSE notification was addressed to the heads of all CBSE-affiliated schools and stated that CBSE schools can now begin skill courses in three different levels for students: For classes 6 to 8 - 9 courses For classes 9 and 10 - 18 courses For classes 11 and 12 - 37 courses The vocational course of skill course will be a short duration module teachers would have to only spend 12 hours of teaching time on these courses. List of CBSE skill courses for middle level List of CBSE skill courses for secondary level List of CBSE skill courses for senior secondary level Important points to note for CBSE skill courses in senior secondary level: Applied Mathematics cannot be offered as skill Elective at Class XI from the session 2020-21 as this subject will be offered as an Academic subject with modified syllabus with different subject code from the session 2020-21. For classes 11 and 12 To start CBSE skill courses in class 11, schools have to use the annexure form at the end of the CBSE notification here. 20,000/- per subject Read: Notification saying CBSE board exams will resume from April 22 is fake, clarifies official Read: Message from CBSE for all board exam students during Covid-19 lockdown Read: CBSE board exams to be held for only 29 main subjects: Check full list Read: CBSE students of classes 1 to 8 to be promoted directly, classes 9 and 11 on basis on internal assessment: HRD Minister Read: Latest CBSE decisions amid Covid-19: Direct promotions to selective board exams Read: CBSE says people spreading rumours on about CBSE board exams to be booked under law