Himachal Govt CBSE Schools to offer banking, food and nutrition subjects; Details Inside
Shashi Bhushan Purohit
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) , September 21, 2026: The Himachal Pradesh Education Department has taken a series of decisions on vocational education and subject arrangements in government schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
The decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by the Director of School Education, where the continuation, equivalence and rationalisation of vocational trainers across several trades were reviewed.
Under the new arrangement, existing vocational trainers in the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) trade will continue for the time being and will teach banking-related subjects in government CBSE schools.
The State Project Directorate will approach the CBSE for formal approval and clarification regarding the arrangement.
Food processing trainers to teach nutrition
Vocational trainers currently engaged in the food processing trade have been permitted to teach subjects related to food, nutrition and dietetics in the schools.
However, the plumbing trade will not be offered in CBSE schools under the revised arrangement. The department noted differences between the qualifications and job responsibilities prescribed for plumbing and geospatial technology trainers.
As a result, the department has decided to shift and rationalise the plumbing subject and the vocational trainers associated with it.
Telecom vocational trainers have, for the time being, been permitted to teach electrical technology.
The department, however, has decided not to continue vocational trainers engaged in the security trade under the existing arrangement. Instructions have been issued to begin the process of shifting and rationalising these trainers.
In another decision, the proposal to allow schools to offer both Informatics Practices and Computer Science has also been approved.
The measures are aimed at aligning vocational trades, trainer qualifications and subject requirements with the academic structure followed by government CBSE schools in Himachal Pradesh.