BENGALURU: Primary and secondary education minister of Karnataka Tanveer Sait on Wednesday said the government is all set to implement state syllabus for both CBSE and ICSE schools in the state.“We are in the process of preparing the rules and regulations for state syllabus to be implemented till class VIII in CBSE and ICSE schools,” said the minister.According to Sait, the government recently got a clarification from the CBSE board that they do not prescribe syllabus for the schools till class VIII and only from class IX onwards their prescribed syllabi is implemented.The minister said till date the government had given exemption to the CBSE and ICSE schools from following the state syllabus and that exemption will now be withdrawn.“Now, most schools claim they have affiliation with CBSE from the lower kindergarden (LKG) classes. This is misleading and not keeping in line with preparing the students for competitive future. We will be bringing these schools under our purview till class VIII,” said the minister.However, senior department officials say the government does not want to interfere in CBSE and ICSE schools that have already got the no-objection certificate ( NOC ) from the state to follow prescribed NCERT textbooks by CBSE in the middle school classes V to VIII.“These schools have been given the NOC to ensure they are at the level of learning when students reach the actual CBSE prescribed syllabi. The NOCs were given previously so as to ensure that the students are prepared to grasp the content prescribed in class IX onwards under the CBSE syllabi,” said a senior official.However, with the revision of textbooks under the state syllabus, it appears the minister is banking upon the state syllabus also being on par with preparing the students for the CBSE syllabus from class IX onwards.The state government has also decided to prescribe to the CBSE syllabi from class IX onwards for the SSLC board examinations.Meanwhile, schools which do not have the NOC from the state will have to prescribe to the state syllabus.