Minimum age for class 1 may rise in Delhi schools as education dept invites ideas on NEP-Education News
may have to study three classes — instead of the existing two — before they are eligible for Class 1. This comes as the Directorate of Education Delhi
(DoE) has expressed its intention to adopt the restructuring envisioned in the National Education Policy-2020, starting with the foundation stage covering ages 3 to 8 years, from the academic session 2024-25. The DoE has invited suggestions in this regard from various stakeholders, including teachers, parents, students, Delhi school management committees, educational institutions, school associations, professionals, subject experts, scholars and general public to make the process “inclusive and participative”. An official statement by the DoE Monday stated: “National Education Policy 2020 aims at transforming the whole education system… In the context of school education, NEP 2020 recommends shifting from 10+2 structure to 5+3+3+4 covering ages 3-18 yrs and emphasises upon developmental perspectives suggesting curricular and pedagogical shifts at different stages — foundational, preparatory, middle and secondary.”
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