The five years of the NIPUN Bharat Mission across states have fundamentally reshaped how India approaches early learning with clear goals, well-designed teaching-learning material (TLM), meaningful investments in teacher capacity,…
Editor’s Note: This article is an edited excerpt from the special address delivered by Shri Sanjay Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of…
Since July 2021, Haryana has been building one of India's most comprehensive state-level foundational learning ecosystems. What began as a commitment to the NIPUN Bharat Mission has evolved into a…
Improving foundational learning at the scale of Uttar Pradesh, where ~1.11 lakh primary schools (UDISE) and over 4.5 lakh teachers (State reported numbers) shape the early learning experiences of ~1…
Romonika D SharanProject Director, Policy and Communications, Central Square Foundation Q1: India’s education policies have historically shifted based on political priorities. With Samagra Shiksha ending this year and the NIPUN…
In 2025, what does India’s changing FLN story reveal about its ambitions? Picture three children entering Grade 1, each decades apart. In 1955, a child sat cross-legged on a mat,…
Pramod Senapati, Teacher, Kamalapadar Upper Primary School, Malkangiri Block, Odisha Q1. What does it mean to you to be part of a child’s early learning journey? What makes teaching in…
Sandeep Pachar, Junior Basic Teacher, Model Sanskriti Primary School, Fatehpur, Panchkula Q1. What inspired you to become a teacher and how has your teaching journey evolved, especially in the context…
Santanu Chari, Project Director, District Project Management Units (Uttar Pradesh), CSF Q1. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the NIPUN Bharat Mission place a strong emphasis on foundational learning.…
Under the NIPUN Bharat Mission, community participation is key to improving student learning. In Uttar Pradesh, Central Square Foundation is working with district administrations across six districts to reimagine Parent–Teacher Meetings (PTMs) as meaningful spaces for dialogue, not just compliance.