Lok Sabha Question No. 1563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Educational Structure under National Education Policy 2020
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1563 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026

## Educational Structure under National Education Policy 2020

†1563. Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the proposed 5+3+3+4 educational structure under the National Education Policy 2020 has been  implemented  in  a  phased  manner  in  the  State  of  Chhattisgarh  through  the  Samagra  Shiksha Scheme, if so, the current status thereof;

(b)  the  details  of  major  structural  changes  made  in  the  curriculum  structure,  teaching-learning methodology and evaluation system under the said structure for Pre-primary/Foundational, Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary levels;

(c) whether any quantitative indicators, bench marks or dashboards have been developed to measure the learning outcomes from the Foundational to the Secondary level in line with the said policy; and

(d) if so, the details thereof, district-wise and social category-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d): National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisages modification of the extant 10+2 structure in school education with a new pedagogical and curricular restructuring of 5+3+3+4 covering ages 318. Accordingly, the curricular and pedagogical structure and the curricular framework for school education is  to  be  guided  by  a  5+3+3+4  design,  consisting  of  the  Foundational  Stage  (3  years  of Anganwadi/preschool + 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, covering ages 14-18).  It is the first time that 3 years before Grade 1 (3-6) have been included in the education continuum.

As informed by Chhattisgarh State, it has initiated the process of opening Balwadis with the existing Primary schools. This has helped the implementation of the 5+3+3+4 educational structure. Schools are now  having Pre-primary/ Foundational/Preparatory/middle/Secondary &  Higher Secondary levels in phased manner. Currently, total 10491 Primary schools are having Balwadis to support the pre-primary stage.

Chhattisgarh State has developed its State Curricular Framework for Foundational Stage (SCFFS) and State Curricular Framework for School Education (SCF-SE) by adapting National Curriculum Framework  for  Foundational  Stage  (NCF-FS)  and  National  Curriculum  Framework  for  School Education (NCF-SE) with minor changes in context to the state. State has adapted the new textbooks of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) of Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7.

A  dashboard  has  been  developed  for  the  pre-primary  and  foundational  levels  to  observe Foundational  Literacy  &  Numeracy  (FLN)  classroom  activities  and  provide  academic  support  to teachers.

The  PARAKH  Rashtriya  Sarvekshan  2024  (formerly  National  Achievement  Survey)  was undertaken  by  the  National  Assessment  Centre,  PARAKH,  NCERT  to  understand  the  baseline performance with regards to learning competencies acquired by students at the end of the Foundational (Balvatika 1 to Grade 2), Preparatory (Grades 3 to 5) and Middle stages (Grades 6 to 8) of education, by  assessing  them  in  Grades  3,  6  and  9,  respectively.  National  and  State  level  reports  including Chhattisgarh for PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 are available at https://dashboard.parakh.ncert.gov.in/en, a dedicated dashboard designed to disseminate the findings of the assessment.

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