Kerala to reduce Class 10 syllabus by 25%, says Education Minister Sivankutty

Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty connected Saturday (January 31, 2026) said that the syllabus successful Class 10 textbooks volition beryllium reduced by 25% from the adjacent world year.

The Minister was addressing students aft handing implicit the keys of a location constructed for the household of Mithun, a student who died aft being electrocuted astatine Thevalakkara Boys High School successful Kollam past year.

Mr. Sivankutty said students often kick astir the dense world workload, and considering this, the State authorities decided to instrumentality indispensable steps.

"In adjacent year’s schoolhouse textbooks, 25% of the syllabus volition beryllium reduced from what exists successful the existent books. The program committee has already approved the decision," helium said.

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He clarified that the textbooks' contented would not beryllium altered.

Mithun had died aft accidentally coming into interaction with an electrical enactment adjacent the schoolhouse premises.

The key-handover ceremonial for the recently constructed location was jointly carried retired by Mr. Sivankutty and Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal.

Earlier successful the day, Mr. Sivankutty wrote connected Facebook that Mithun had dreamed of a bully location for his household and had adjacent drawn the imagination location connected the walls of their tiny dwelling.

"Today, that imagination stands fulfilled with the completion of a caller location named ‘Mithun Bhavanam’, though the lack of the kid continues to origin heavy sorrow," the Minister said.

He praised the Kerala State Bharat Scouts and Guides for taking the inaugural to fulfil Mithun’s wish.

Without collecting immoderate wealth from students, the organisation constructed a 1,000-square-foot location wrong six months astatine a outgo of ₹20 lakh, helium said, calling it a exemplary and humane intervention, helium said.

"The location stands arsenic a tribute to the boy’s memories and a reminder of our corporate work towards children and their dreams," Mr. Sivankutty added.