Vijayawada: Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh set the green light for reforms to the Intermediate Commission. The news was presented at the 77th session of the Intermediate Education Commission in Amalawati on Tuesday.
Lokesh said it was approved for the MBIPC course in junior high school. The plan begins in the last week of February, introducing a single topic of intermediate mathematics and combining botany and intermediate exams.
“The changes have been introduced into the academic calendar for 2025-26, allowing government junior universities to align with private universities and attract students. Government universities will begin this academic year on April 1, rather than attending classes on June 1,” he said.
As part of the reform, first-year intermediate students enrollment will begin on April 7, rather than June 1.
“In the 2025-26 academic year, annual exams for first and second graders will be conducted from the last week of February instead of March. The board also decided to fully digitalize the tabbed and digitize the 1973-2003 intermediate board results data to facilitate online access through Digilocker and WhatsApp governance,” Lokesh said.
The Minister explained that in order to enhance students’ topic selection and promote interdisciplinary research, the Board will make electives the second subject for students in the first year starting this academic year. Students can choose a topic from the options in the Language, Science and Humanities categories.
“To address public needs, the Board has decided to introduce the MBIPC course, which includes mathematics and biology as part of six subjects this academic year. This year, a revised textbook with a new syllabus that contains 14 subjects (including science, humanities and languages). From then on, the two previously thought subjects were Mathematics A and B, thus combining them into one topic,” Lokesh said.
“In addition, for the benefit of BIPC students, botany and zoology will be combined into one topic to ensure equal weight for each discipline. The Intermediate Commission will also prepare comprehensive coaching materials for competitive exams, such as EAPCET, JEE and NEET, for students at the School of Government. The material will be available on the board’s portal and free for students at the School of Government.”
“For competition-based assessments, it has been decided that 10% of the questions in the intermediate science and humanities exams will be multiple choice questions (MCQ), as well as questions filled in,” Lokesh explained. The syllabus will be revised according to the NSQF level and will introduce two-factor certification to vocational students.
He said the standards have been set to enhance the skills ecosystem. “A plan has been developed for us to work with the National Council of India to improve professional courses at the NSQF level. The Board aims to establish partnerships with the industry to modify the vocational course courses according to industry needs.”
Education Minister Kona Sasidhar, director of University Education NB Gupta, director of Intermediate Education Kritika Shukla and numerous university presidents from across the state.
