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TN school education minister unveils new curriculum from 2027-28
Chennai: School Education Minister Rajmohan on Monday announced a new curriculum focused on analytical thinking, reasoning, innovation and emerging technology for classes 1 to plus-2, starting academic year 2027-28. The minister, replying…
Chennai: School Education Minister Rajmohan on Monday announced a new curriculum focused on analytical thinking, reasoning, innovation and emerging technology for classes 1 to plus-2, starting academic year 2027-28. The minister, replying to demands for grants in the Assembly, said the curriculum would incorporate entrepreneurship, AI upskilling, and a 'Thiran plus' remedial scheme costing Rs 12 crore for students from class 2 onwards.
He launched 'TN SPARK', an AI and digital technologies curriculum for classes 6 to plus-2, and an AI-powered adaptive learning pilot for 500 government middle schools. The 'Vetri Paathai Scheme' will provide coaching and model tests at Rs 22 crore for 172 government higher secondary schools. Competency-based assessments for classes 6 to plus-2 were announced at Rs 18 crore, along with Rs 21 crore for science lab equipment in 1,779 schools and the 'Magizhvudan Munneru' scheme for 6,279 schools to develop student skills. Implementation begins in phases, with the full curriculum rolling out from 2027-28.
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Tamil Nadu spends roughly Rs 7,000 crore on school education annually, so the Rs 73 crore announced for these new schemes is marginal. The state has the highest proportion of students in government schools among southern states, over 45% at the secondary level, and its board exam results have lagged behind CBSE-affiliated schools for years. The minister's cluster of AI, entrepreneurship, and competitive-coaching schemes directly addresses criticism that government schools produce rote learners unable to crack NEET or JEE. The real measure will be the 2027-28 board results in the first schools to pilot the competency-based assessment, not the announcements today.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
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