UP Board modernizes computer learning in schools and introduces fundamentals of IoT, cryptography and drone technology

Public school students in Uttar Pradesh will read about new age advancements in the fields of cryptocurrency, drone technology, and information technology (IT).

Prayagraj-based Madhyamik Sikhsha Diocese of Uttar Pradesh (where the UP Board is formally known) has revised the syllabus for classes 9 to 12 according to the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 and uploaded it on its official website. said Board Secretary Dibyakant Shukla. .

The computer-learning curriculum taught in the UP Board’s more than 28,000 schools is determined by the Board’s subject matter experts and is not prescribed by the National Council for Education, Research and Training (NCERT). A board official said, confirming the development.

Board experts have replaced traditional C++ and HTML programming learning with other coding languages ​​such as Python and Java for students in classes 11 and 12, they added. Concepts of robotics and drone technology were added to the class 12 syllabus, while internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, augmented and virtual reality, 3D printing, and cloud computing were added to class 11 students. was introduced in

Other things that popped out of the syllabus are chapters on the history, generations, and types of computers.

Students in class 10 will learn the basics of how to avoid hacking, phishing and cyber fraud. Electronic government is also studied by students.

Programming techniques, computer communications, and networking, previously taught in the 10th class, are now taught in the 9th class.

“The board has made significant changes to the computer syllabus. Students are taught contemporary topics, which prepares them for the modern age.