Arunachal, U'khand fare best in maths classes: Study

Students of Class IX and X in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand seems to be making the most of their Mathematics lessons as a NCERT study found nine classes are allocated for the subject per week in these states in comparison to just four in Odisha.
It said there are eleven states where six periods per week for teaching of mathematics are allotted.
Periods allotted per week for teaching of Mathematics in Class VIII was maximum in Jammu and Kashmir where nine periods are allocated for the subject in comparison to a minimum of five in Kerala, Meghalaya and Nagaland, the study says.

The report suggested the need for use of a common structure of education for the first ten years of schooling as suggested in the National Curriculum Framework.
This will help in implementing the centrally sponsored scheme and other educational policies, it says. "In this regard, meetings with state policy planners and administrators should be organised."
Though most of the states have introduced English in Class I, the report suggested that introducing the subject should be ascertained based on research for optimal gains.
Efforts should also be made for introduction of Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) programme and grading system in evaluation by organising meetings with policy planners, orienting teachers and teacher educators, it said.