Editorial photo #10506418 Education

West Bengal Government State Education Policy, 2023

Less than a week after notifying the State Education Policy, 2023, the West Bengal government on Saturday made it public. Where it has continued with the prevailing 5+4+2+2 pattern for school education. At the primary level, the education policy also recommended that 'Bangla' language as a subject may be introduced from Class I to Class XII for students of other mediums of instruction, but not as the first language. The only change suggested in the structure is the inclusion of the first two years of early years of education at Anganwadi Centre. This would be followed by one year of pre-primary at a government or private pre-primary school. Here in India- Bangladesh border side rural school A teacher is trying to explain to his class of pre-primary students (ages between 5 to 6 years) how to write English letters, students are constantly making fun of their teacher, and some are drawing pictures in notebooks at Nabin Nagar, West Bengal, India on 15/09/2023. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)