The Maharashtra government has unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to roll out the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 from the academic year 2025-26. A key highlight of this plan is the mandatory inclusion of Hindi as a third language for students in Classes 1 to 5 across Marathi and English medium schools.
The implementation of the new curriculum will be phased, beginning with Class 1 in 2025-26 and gradually extending to all classes by the 2028-29 academic year.
As part of the new language policy, Hindi will be introduced as a compulsory third language for students in the early grades. To ensure a smooth transition, the state government aims to train 80% of teachers in modern teaching methods and digital tools by 2025.
Under the new policy, Maharashtra will adopt the 5+3+3+4 educational structure, with curriculum development handled locally by SCERT and Balbharati. The 5+3+3+4 educational structure, introduced by the NEP 2020 under new curriculam, divides school education into four stages: a foundational stage, a preparatory stage, a middle stage, and a secondary stage.
“This new policy restructures the previous 10+2+3 system into a 5+3+3+4 format, covering education from foundational to higher levels. The policy is being gradually implemented in the state. It is built on five pillars: Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability, and Accountability, and aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030,” Deputy Secretary of the state education department Tushar Mahajan said in a notice.
The notification stated that the Maharashtra Government has established multiple committees to ensure the phased implementation of the policy. Among them is a State Steering Committee, which is being chaired by the Minister of School Education.
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