According to him, the elimination of the science, social sciences, and language majors in high schools is not something new. This policy has been implemented gradually since 2021. "In the 2022 academic year, around 50% of educational institutions have implemented the Independent Curriculum. In the current 2024 academic year, the level of implementation of the Independent Curriculum has reached 90-95% for elementary, middle, and high schools," said Anindito, as quoted from Liputan6.com, Thursday, July 18, 2024.

As an example, he mentioned that a student who wants to study in the engineering program can use elective class hours for advanced mathematics and physics, without having to take biology. On the other hand, a student who wants to study medicine can use elective class hours for biology and chemistry, without having to take advanced mathematics.

"Thus, students can focus more on building relevant knowledge bases for their interests and future study plans," said Anindito. According to him, such focused and in-depth preparation is difficult to achieve if students are still grouped into science, social science, and language departments."

In addition, Anindito also highlights the phenomenon of students who mostly choose the science stream when the division of majors is conducted. However, this may not necessarily be done based on reflection on their talents, interests, and career plans. Instead, it is because the science stream is given more privilege in choosing study programs at universities.

In addition, the measure is also expected to eliminate discrimination against non-IPA department students in the selection of new students nationally. With the Independent Curriculum, all high school and vocational school graduates can apply to all programs through testing, without being limited by their majors in school.