# MP teachers told to finish syllabus by Jan 31 for census duty 2026-10-03T01:16:49+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Madhya Pradesh's School Education Department has directed teachers to complete the syllabus for the 2026-27 academic session by 31 January, before they are deployed for the second phase of Census duties from 1 February to the first week of March. The directive, issued by the State Education Centre to all district education officers and district project coordinators, aims to ensure academic work is not affected when teachers are engaged in census-related work. Schools are reportedly around 50% through the syllabus, with the pace varying across institutions. In some schools, even half the prescribed syllabus has not been completed. The academic session began on 1 April, followed by summer vacation in May and June, with regular classes resuming from 1 July. The department has also noted that the National Education Policy, 2020 prescribes around 200 working days for Classes 1 to 5 and around 220 working days for Classes 6 to 8. Schools have been directed to make necessary changes in their academic schedules to complete the curriculum and ensure students acquire the expected competencies. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 31 January deadline compresses the teaching schedule by at least a month for most schools, which are only halfway through the syllabus by early October. Teachers now have about four months to cover the remaining content while also managing year-end assessments. Schools where even half the syllabus is unfinished face a particularly tight timeline. The order leaves unresolved how the department will monitor completion or handle schools that miss the deadline, given that census duty is a central government priority. The actual pressure will show in whether schools can maintain teaching quality while racing against the 31 January cutoff. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in Straight news agency-style reporting with no discernible slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Census, Madhya Pradesh, National Education Policy 2020, School Education Department Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mp-teachers-told-to-finish-syllabus-by-jan-31-for-census-duty/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mp-teachers-told-to-finish-syllabus-by-jan-31-for-census-duty/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/