No homework for class 1, 2; HRD limits school bag weight

New Delhi : A new directives issued by the Human Resources Development (HRD) ministry confirms that from now onwards, the students of classes 1 and 2 should not be given homework from the school. The notice is applicable to states and union territories in India. 

Also, HRD has mentioned the prescribed weight limit of school bags for each class.

According to the HRD directives, the ministry has “instructed all the states and Union Territories to formulate guidelines to regulate the teaching of subjects and weight of school bags in accordance with the Government of India instructions”.

As per the instructions, schools and educational institutions cannot assign homework to students of classes I and II. “Schools should not prescribe any other subjects except language and mathematics for classes I and II and language, EVS and mathematics for classes III to V students as prescribed by the NCERT,” the order said.

Also, students should not be asked to bring additional books, extra materials and the weight of a school bag should not exceed the prescribed limit, the order added. The weight of school bags for students of classes I and II should not exceed 1.5 kg, while the school bag of students of class III to V should weigh between 2 kg to 3 kg, reported by PTI.

According to the official notice, the school bag of students of classes VI and VII should not be more than 4 kg, while weight of school bags of classes VIII and IX students should not be above 4.5 kg. The school bag of a class X student should not weigh above 5 kg, the order said.