Odisha govt revises enrolment age for class 1 to 6+ years

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has revised the enrolment age for class 1 to 6+ years as per the mandates under the National Education Policy, 2020.
The Odisha School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department had earlier on January 15 this year announced the implementation of the National Education Policy in the state and the adoption of National Curriculum Frameworks with local contextualisation as the State Curriculum Frameworks.
Meanwhile, the S&ME Department, in a notification issued on Monday, announced revising the age for admission into class 1 in the state.
“Commencing from the academic year 2025-26, the age of the child for admission in Class 1 shall be 6+ years as of 1st September of that academic year,” informed the S&ME Department notification.
In another significant decision, the department has directed that Shishu Vatika will be opened in all the primary schools this academic year for admission of children in the age- group of 5-6 years for pre-school education.
Notably, the Odisha government has decided to implement the National Education Policy, 2020 in the state in a phased manner from the academic year 2025-26.