NEP 2020 Set for 2025 Launch in Nagaland Schools

NEP 2020 Set for 2025 Launch in Nagaland Schools

Last Updated Nov - 05 - 2024, 03:31 PM | Source : India Today | Visitors : 15

Nagaland's SLEC has approved the implementation of NEP 2020 across government and private schools starting 2025. Key changes include adopting the 5+3+3+4 struct
NEP 2020 Set for 2025 Launch in Nagaland Schools

Nagaland’s State Level Education Committee (SLEC) has decided to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in government and private schools beginning in the 2025 academic year. According to the School Education Department’s report on Friday, the recent SLEC meeting, led by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who also oversees the School Education and SCERT departments, resulted in several key decisions.

Amongst the major resolutions, the committee endorsed the adoption of NEP’s 5+3+3+4 educational structure, set to reshape the state’s education system starting in 2025. In addition to NEP implementation, the SLEC emphasized the need for private schools to obtain formal approval from the Education Department and to be managed by registered societies.

The SLEC also took steps to enhance infrastructure by approving the elevation of six government middle schools to high schools across the Kohima, Dimapur, and Mon districts. Additionally, it authorized upgrades from a government primary school in Ikishe village to a middle school.For improved efficiency, the committee approved the amalgamation of 16 middle and high school classes and authorised the integration of 20 primary and middle schools. To address schools with declining enrollments, 17 primary schools with zero students, including nine in Peren district, are set to close, with teachers reassigned to nearby institutions.

Further, the SLEC approved downgrading 54 middle schools to primary schools and 13 high schools to middle schools, with teacher redeployment as needed. The closures and downgrades, affecting schools in districts such as Zunheboto, Peren, and Kiphire, aim to consolidate resources and address low enrollments. The committee, however, indicated potential upgrades in the future if student numbers increase.

Additionally, the SLEC greenlit the establishment of the Nagaland Education Service to develop a structured framework for educational improvement and approved plans to create a State School Standards Authority (SSSA) along with the Nagaland State Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework (SQAAF).

The formation of committees to address staffing needs, including vacancy conversion for essential roles, is also underway with the support of the Personnel and Administrative Reforms and Finance Departments.

READ MORE| NEP 2020 is Being Actively Implemented by States Says Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

 

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