NITI Aayog Unveils Education Reform Roadmap to Transform 24.69 Crore Student School System
- On Wednesday, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery released 'School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement,' assessing the world's largest school system spanning 14.71 lakh schools serving over 24.69 crore students.
- Drawing on datasets including UDISE+ 2024-25, PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, National Achievement Survey 2017 and 2021, and ASER 2024, the analysis documented substantial infrastructure improvements—electricity, sanitation facilities, inclusive infrastructure—and expanded digital learning ecosystems across India.
- To address 11 systemic and academic challenges, the roadmap proposes 13 recommendations including State and District Task Forces on School Quality and five academic reforms leveraging Artificial Intelligence for pedagogical innovation.
- Unlike conceptual policy studies, the report outlines 33 implementation pathways with over 125 measurable performance indicators across short-, medium-, and long-term timelines. Education policy experts say the indicators could improve policy execution consistency nationwide.
- The report arrives as India accelerates implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 while addressing learning gaps and teacher deployment challenges. Experts say successful execution could significantly influence human capital development and long-term economic productivity.
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NITI Aayog Unveils Education Reform Roadmap to Transform 24.69 Crore Student School System
The report, titled “School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement,” was officially released on May 6, 2026, by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Shri Suman Bery and CEO Smt. Nidhi Chhibber.
NITI Aayog releases policy roadmap to enhance quality of school education in India - The Tribune
NITI Aayog has released a policy report titled 'School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement', presenting a comprehensive, decade-long assessment and enrolment of India's school education system and outlining recommendations to improve quality and equitable learning outcomes across the country.
NITI Aayog releases policy roadmap to enhance quality of school education in India
NITI Aayog has released a policy report titled "School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement", presenting a comprehensive, decade-long assessment and enrolment of India's school education system and outlining recommendations to improve quality and equitable learning outcomes across the country.
Times of India
The Economic TimesNITI Aayog proposes measures to enhance quality of schools in India; puts larger onus on states
In its report on ‘School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement, the Aayog has mooted 13 recommendations, including eight systemic changes and five institutional changes that can help India achieve its vision of quality education for its children.
9 in 10 Indian teens have a smartphone; not even 6 in 10 use it to learn
India has spent a decade racing to wire its schools. The National Education Policy 2020 has digital learning as a cornerstone. And the numbers are impressive on the surface. According to a NITI Aayog report, internet connectivity in government schools has jumped from a negligible 8 per cent in 2014-15 to 63.5 per cent in 2024-25. Computers are present in a growing number of classrooms. And among teenagers, smartphones are practically universal —…
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