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Business News/ Education / News/  Consider making maths optional for Class 10: Bombay HC to education boards
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Consider making maths optional for Class 10: Bombay HC to education boards

The Bombay high court asks education boards to consider making maths optional for Class 10 students to help them pursue courses requiring no knowledge of maths

The Bombay high court noted that a high percentage of students drop out of schools after Class 10 as they are not able to clear maths and language papers. Photo: HTPremium
The Bombay high court noted that a high percentage of students drop out of schools after Class 10 as they are not able to clear maths and language papers. Photo: HT

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Monday asked education boards to consider making mathematics an optional subject for Class 10 students to help them pursue arts or other vocational courses requiring no knowledge of maths.

A bench of justices V.M. Kanade and A.M. Badar made the suggestion while hearing a petition filed by a leading psychiatrist, Harish Shetty, raising the issue of students suffering from learning disabilities at school-levels and the steps taken by education boards to assist such students.

The court noted that a high percentage of students drop out of schools after Class 10 as they are not able to clear maths and language papers. “Subjects like mathematics are not required in degree courses like arts and other vocational courses. If an option is given to the students not to study maths, it will help them complete graduation," Justice Kanade said.

“The Maharashtra state board till many years had a successful system where students were permitted to apply for degree courses even if they had passed at least seven or eight subjects with or without maths. We do not know why they (state board) decided to do away with it... May be they can consider reverting to the old system," Justice Kanade said.

The bench has asked the education boards to take advise from experts on whether its suggestions can be acted upon. The bench adjourned the hearing to 26 July.

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Published: 19 Jun 2017, 08:11 PM IST
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