Bihar to integrate 836 Class 6-12 schools under PM-SHRI scheme to align with NEP

| 18 Feb 2025 12:04 PM IST

In keeping with the mandate of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, Bihar has now moved ahead to integrate Class 6-12 under one academic and administrative unit, while Class 1-5 will be treated as primary school.

Additional Secretary of the Department of Education, Sunil Kumar on Monday issued a notification with details of modalities for smooth transition and merger under the PM-SHRI scheme from the forthcoming academic session 2025-26.

The PM-SHRI scheme, or Prime Minister’s Schools for Rising India, is a program launched in 2022 by the Government of India to improve the quality of education in schools over five years - from 2022-23 to 2026-27.

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