Debate on the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) raises fundamental questions. First, what is the need for reforming the curriculum? Second, what is informing the shift from 8-4-4 curriculum to CBC?
The CBC is expected to seal gaps identified in the 8-4-4 system. However, it would be important to understand the original intention of the 8-4-4 system. The guiding philosophy of the 8-4-4 system was “education for self-reliance”.