Curriculum Of Foundational Stage Education In India: Policy Inputs And Ideas

Abstract

In India the National education policy 1986 was created for the improvement of the total education system. Also, National Curriculum Framework, National Focus Group’s Position Paper 2007, Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009 were interventions for implementing the policy effectively. Similarly, the NEP 2020 has been accompanied with NCF 2023. In this study the investigator tries to find the gap between the policy and practical implementation in respect of primary school curriculum of West Bengal. The main target group of this study are the age group of 6 to 8 years.  The main intention of the investigator is to check components of the curriculum prescribed for 6 to 8 years’ children and also corelate the same with the educational goals for the target group. Vital aspects of NCF 2023 need to be discussed and utilised.