International Research Journal of Education and Technology

One of the important and landmark change suggested by the National Educational Policy 2020(NEP2020) is the reorganisation of school structure from the existing 10(5+3+2)+2+3 to new 12( 5+3+3+4)+3 or 4. While appreciating the earlier structure, it stated the necessity of redesigning it keeping in view the changing needs. “The curricular and pedagogical structure of school education will be reconfigured to make it responsive and relevant to the developmental needs and interests of learners at different stages of their development, corresponding to the age ranges of 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years, respectively. The curricular and pedagogical structure and the curricular framework for school education will therefore be guided by a 5+3+3+4 design, consisting of the Foundational Stage (in two parts, that is, 3 years of Anganwadi/pre-school + 2 years in primary school in Grades 1-2; both together covering ages 3-8), Preparatory Stage (Grades 3-5, covering ages 8-11), Middle Stage (Grades 6-8, covering ages 11-14), and Secondary Stage (Grades 9-12 in two phases, i.e., 9 and 10 in the first and 11 and 12 in the second, covering ages 14-18)” (NEP 2020 Section-4.1 p.11).