Recent Initiatives in School Education at National Level || TGPSC DyEO paper -2( part - B)

Main ideas / lessons conveyed

• Recent national initiatives in school education are described as being anchored in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
• The initiatives aim to make schooling equitable, inclusive, multidisciplinary, competency-based, and technology-enabled.
• The video highlights multiple schemes and frameworks meant to improve:
  • Access to education
  • Quality of learning outcomes
  • Teacher capacity
  • Digital and infrastructure support
  • Holistic student development (not only academics)
  • Assessment reforms and better learning tracking

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Methodologies / frameworks & instruction-style lists

1) PM SHRI Schools / Schools for Rising India (launched in 2022)

Purpose / goal

• Implement NEP 2020 in schools as demonstrators (“model schools”).

Key features (what model schools demonstrate)

• Smart classrooms
• ICT-enabled teaching
• Digital laboratories
• Green and sustainable campuses
• Inclusive education
• Skill education
• Sports-integrated and art-integrated learning
• Career guidance and counselling
• Holistic progress
• Community participation

Selection approach

• Schools selected via a challenge mode using quality benchmarks.
• Selected schools act as mentor schools for nearby schools.

Outcome expected

• Spread innovative methods and improve quality nationwide.

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2) NIPUN Bharat (launched 5 July 2021) — foundational literacy & numeracy

Objective

• Ensure every child attains Foundational Literacy and Numeracy by the end of Grade 3.

Why needed

• Many learners reach higher grades without basic reading and arithmetic skills.

Major components

• Reading with comprehension
• Writing skills
• Basic mathematics
• Teacher training
• Continuous assessment
• Activity-based learning
• Parent and community involvement

Expected outcomes

• Improved learning outcomes
• Reduced drop rates
• Better transition to higher classes
• Stronger learning foundation

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3) Holistic Education — “umbrella” scheme supporting NEP initiatives

Scheme nature

• Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme.

Coverage

• Pre-primary (Bal Vatika) to Class 12.

Objectives

• Universal access
• Equity and inclusion
• Quality improvement
• Teacher education
• Digital education
• School infrastructure
• Vocational education
• More education access for children with special needs

Focus areas mentioned

• Bal Vatika
• FLN (Foundational Literacy and Numeracy)
• ICT laboratories
• Smart classrooms
• School libraries
• Green schools
• Gender inclusion

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4) National Curriculum and Pedagogy Framework for School Education (2023)

Purpose

• Guides curriculum, pedagogy, textbooks, and assessment as per NEP 2020.

Future / approach elements

• Competency-based curriculum
• Experiential learning
• Flexible curriculum
• Indian Knowledge System
• Environmental education
• Arts integrated learning
• Toy-based pedagogy
• Value-based education

Benefits

• Makes learning meaningful
• Reduces content overload (“circle overload” appears misheard)
• Encourages critical thinking and creativity

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5) PARAG — Performance, Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development

Who developed

• NCERT.

Objectives

• Standardize school assessments
• Promote competency-based evaluation
• Guide state boards for examination reforms
• Improve assessment quality and fairness

What it provides

• Uniform assessment standards across India
• Supports NEP examination reforms

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6) AHC / “AADHAAR ID” (as stated) — Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry

Objective

• Give every student a unique digital academic identity.

Components / features

• Digitally stored academic records
• Enables tracking learning across schooling
• Helps transfer between schools
• Supports lifelong learning

Benefits

• Less paperwork
• Easier verification of records
• Better educational planning

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7) DIKSHA — Digital infrastructure for knowledge sharing

Purpose

• India’s national digital platform for school education.

Features

• QR-enabled textbooks
• Digital lessons/videos
• Worksheets
• Teacher training resources
• E-content in multiple Indian languages

Beneficiaries

• Students, teachers, parents, teacher educators

Benefit

• Supports anytime, anywhere learning

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8) PM eVIDYA

Objective

• Provide uninterrupted education through multiple digital modes.

Components

• DIKSHA portal
• One Class One Channel
• Radio
• Podcast
• Digital content for children with special needs

Benefits

• Promotes inclusive digital education
• Reaches learners in remote areas

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9) Vidya Pravesh

Objective

• A 3-month school readiness program for children entering Grade 1.

Focus areas

• Play-based learning
• Language development
• Social and emotional skills
• Pre-literacy
• Pre-numeracy

Goal

• Smooth transition from preschool to formal schooling

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10) JADAI Pitara (NCERT-developed)

Objective

• Supports joyful learning for children aged about 3 to 8 (Subtitles read “three to 80 years,” likely an error.)

Includes

• Toys
• Story books
• Flash/classroom games
• Activity books
• Puzzles

Learning approach

• Experiential, play-based learning

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11) NISHTHA / NISCHAYTA (National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement)

Objective

• Improve teachers’ holistic professional competencies.

Coverage (competency areas)

• Pedagogical skills
• Inclusive education
• ICT integration
• FLN
• Classroom assessment
• School leadership

Benefits

• Better teaching quality
• Continuous professional development
• Better classroom practices

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12) ULLAS — New Indian Literacy Programme

Full form

• Understanding Life Long Learning for All in Society

Launch

• 2022

Target group

• Non-literate adults aged 15+

Objectives

• Basic literacy
• Financial literacy
• Digital literacy
• Legal awareness
• Vocational skills
• Continuing education

Expected impact

• Life-long learning
• Supports universal literacy goals

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13) Holistic Progress Card (HPC)

Key change

• Replaces marks-based evaluation with holistic assessment.

Assesses

• Academic achievement, creativity, critical thinking, communication
• Life skills
• Sports, arts
• Values and attitudes

Output

• A 360° profile of student development

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14) Competency-Based Education (CBE)

Core shift

• From memorization to application.

Learning approaches

• Experiential learning
• Inquiry-based learning
• Problem solving
• Critical thinking
• Collaborative learning
• Project-based activities

Benefits

• Develops 21st-century skills
• Improves conceptual understanding

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15) AI and Digital Readiness

Objective

• Prepare students and teachers with required digital competencies for the future.

Objectives / features mentioned

• AI awareness
• Digital literacy
• Coding skills
• Comprehensive thinking
• Ethical use of AI
• Future workforce preparation

Components mentioned

• ICT-enabled classrooms
• Digital literacy programs
• Coding education
• Teacher training
• Cyber safety
• AI awareness

What it supports

• Digital India
• Innovation and creativity
• Future career readiness

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Main “source / speakers” and entities mentioned

Speaker / channel

• The subtitles refer to the presenter: the creator of “Smart Journey to Success” (channel host/teacher)
  • (Individual name not provided in the subtitles.)

Institutions / sources named

• National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
• Ministry of Education (Government of India)
• NCERT
• DIKSHA
• NISHTHA / NISCHAYTA (as named)
• PM SHRI
• NIPUN Bharat
• PARAG (NCERT-developed)
• Holistic Progress Card (HPC)
• PM eVIDYA
• Vidya Pravesh
• JADAI Pitara
• ULLAS (literacy programme)
• National Curriculum and Pedagogy Framework for School Education (2023)