Government Launches Survey to Seek Public Inputs for Revision of National Curriculum Framework

July 6, 2022

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Children at a school in Assam use tablets to engage with Chimple, a game-based, personalized learning app for foundational literacy and numeracy.
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The Ministry of Education has launched an online public survey to expand the scope of consultations relating to the ongoing work to revise the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), based on which new school textbooks will be prepared. Anyone willing to provide their inputs on the revision of NCF can do so through the portal.

Early Childhood Education and Foundational Learning

The focus on foundational reading, writing and mathematics through ‘Mission Buniyaad’ for students of classes 3 to 9 in Delhi government schools will continue till the end of August. Schools will also begin introducing a reduced syllabus for these grades.

Policy and Governance

The Department of School Education and Literacy, under the Ministry of Education, has released the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2018-19 and 2019-20, which assesses the performance of the school education system at the district level. The aim of the index is to help the districts prioritize areas for intervention in school education. As per the index, eight districts have improved their PGI score by more than 20% from 2018-19 and 14 districts bettered by 10%.
The Karnataka government has renamed the Department of Primary and Secondary Education as the Department of School Education and Literacy with immediate effect. The name change is in line with guidelines of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, and with the school education system of other states.
Indoor classroom games are set to be introduced in primary sections of government schools in Delhi. Chess, carrom, puzzles, scrabble and monopoly will be introduced as classroom games for students in classes 3 to 5, while children in younger grades will have soft toys and balls.
The Chhattisgarh school education department has initiated a process for continuous monitoring of the impact of teaching and level of education in government schools. The School Education Secretary has also asked teachers to focus on the overall development of children’s abilities, including basic literacy and mathematical skills.
The Telangana School Education Department has introduced a four-week bridge course for students of classes 2 to 10 from the beginning of this academic year to accelerate learning recovery among students. The State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has developed the bridge course which will also have an assessment every two weeks.
The Madhya Pradesh Commission for Protection of Child Rights has asked the Madhya Pradesh government to bring all private schools in the state, including minority educational institutions, under the Right to Education (RTE) Act. The commission has written a letter to the Minister of School Education making a recommendation to this effect.
The Bihar education department launched a fortnight-long state-level enrolment campaign called ‘Praveshotsava’ on July 2 which is aimed at ensuring 100% enrolment of boys and girls passing class 8 examination into class 9 of their respective schools. The State Education Minister appealed to all the stakeholders of education to ensure that no student is left unattended and stays away from school.

EdTech

The Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with the EdTech company Byju's to impart quality education to students of government schools. The initiative will be available for students studying between grades 4 and 10.
The Tamil Nadu school education department has tied up with a startup to launch ‘Meta Kalvi’, the state’s first virtual reality lab, in three government schools and two corporation schools in Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni assembly constituency in Chennai. The initiative aims at helping students visualize theoretical concepts and understand them easily.

Educators

The Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell, All India Council for Technical Education and Central Board of Secondary Education have jointly launched the School Innovation Council (SIC) and recognized over 12,800 school teachers across India as ‘Innovation Ambassadors’. The SIC aims to build innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems with schools and align with the vision of the NEP 2020 to promote entrepreneurship and innovation at the school level.
The Tamil Nadu government has invited applications for various teaching posts in schools in three districts of the state - Tirupattur, Ranipet and Vellore. Mid-level, graduate and postgraduate teachers can apply based on the required qualifications.

Schools

The Karnataka government has decided to provide free pick-up and drop facility for children studying in government and government-aided schools across the state, and will purchase vans for this purpose. The government has taken this step to reduce the drop-out rates as many schools are located in rural areas, where lack of public transport is a hurdle.

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