Unified school education mooted; PM to take a call

Jul 31, 2011 - Mukesh Ranjan |

New Delhi

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Aiming to bridge the gap between high-and low-quality school education, the government is working to bring in a single system and curriculum to teach students at the secondary and higher-secondary levels.

A plan is being worked out to bring education up to Class 12 under the ambit of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA).

An expert group constituted by the Planning Commission has suggested that since there are anomalies in the 10+2+3 pattern, there is an urgent need to unify the secondary and higher secondary education systems all across India.

According to the note recommending suggestions in the school education system, a copy of which is with this newspaper, the expert group has asked the Planning Commission to make appropriate allocations while finalising the 12th Plan document.

Sources in the Plan panel revealed that the proposed changes have been incorporated in the 12th Plan’s (2012-17) approach paper.

Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia will make a presentation on the approach paper to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh next week and, if it is endorsed, it will be put up for the approval of the Union Cabinet.

Plan panel member and former Pune University vice-chancellor Narendra Jadhav headed the expert group.

The Planning Commission, as part of its efforts to finalise the 12th Plan document, has constituted a number of expert groups on key social and infrastructure sectors.

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