Assam government decides to restructure school education policy in line with NEP
India Today
The Assam Cabinet has decided to re-structure the school education policy in line with the new National Education Policy.
On Wednesday, the Assam Cabinet decided to restructure the state education policy, in order to line up with the National Education Policy. The new re-structured education policy will make schooling education a 15-year affair, compromising four categories- foundation, preparatory, elementary, and senior secondary, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The foundation category will have five years till Class two, while the next three years will be preparatory. The elementary category will comprise classes six, seven and eight, and the classes between nine and 12 will be called senior secondary. At #AssamCabinet meeting held at Bongaigaon,we took some major decisions regarding forming a panel to ascertain total Satra land under encroachment,setting up Youth Commission,amending rules for PG courses in Govt medical colleges & restructuring school education,among others. pic.twitter.com/JUPjJfcmfd
According to the new National Education Policy (NEP 2020), there will be 5+3+3+4 structure comprising 12 years of schooling and three years of pre-schooling, replacing the old 10+2 structure.
