In its appraisal, the PAB has pointed out that Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) has shown a decrease of two per cent at the primary and 9 per cent at the senior secondary level.
The Ministry of Education has directed all states and Union Territories to fix the minimum age for admission in Class 1 as six years, officials said. The National Education Policy 2020 recommends strengthening of learning of children at the ‘foundational stage’ as a national priority for the country. The foundational stage consists of 5 years…
The Union Ministry of Education has directed all states and union territories to align their age of admission for Class 1 to six plus years."The states and UTs also requested to initiate the process of designing and running a two years .
New Delhi: Taking a holistic view at the admission age of children in schools, the Centre on Wednesday asked all the state governments to align admission ages for grade I to six-plus years. The Union Ministry of Education further advised the governments to initiate the process of designing and implementing a two-year Diploma course in Pre-School Education (DPSE).
The National Education Policy 2020 recommends strengthening of learning of children at the ‘foundational stage’ as a national priority for the country. The foundational stage consists of five years of learning opportunities for all children between 3 and 8 years that includes three years of pre-school education and two years of early primary Grade-I and Grade-II