No proposal to merge school boards, says MoS
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New Delhi: The National Education Policy, 2020 (NEP 2020) does not propose to merge or unify all School Boards into a single national Board, the Ministry of Education said on Monday.
Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary said, “The policy recommends a common 5+3+3+4 structure to replace the earlier 10+2 format across all Boards.”
“The NEP 2020 does not propose to merge or unify all School Boards into a single national Board,” he said.
He said the policy has suggested the common structure for ensuring developmental appropriateness and curricular consistency nationwide, while allowing existing Boards to continue functioning within their respective jurisdictions.
Chaudhary said the Ministry of Education has notified the National Assessment Centre, PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development) as the national body for setting norms and guidelines for student assessment and strengthening the quality of school assessments in the country.
The MoS was giving a written reply to a question raised by Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee.
