NIPUN Bharat Mission
A national mission to enable foundational skills for all children at the end of Grade 3 by the year 2026-2027.
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What is NIPUN Bharat mission and why is it important?
With dire statistics such as 55% of school-going children in India not being able to read and understand short texts*, conscious policy changes are important to improve the situation.
National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat), was launched by the Ministry of Education in July 2021 for ensuring that every child in the country necessarily attains foundational literacy and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27.
*Source: Learning Poverty Index by World Bank
With dire statistics such as 55% of school-going children in India not being able to read and understand short texts*, conscious policy changes are important to improve the situation.
National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat), was launched by the Ministry of Education in July 2021 for ensuring that every child in the country necessarily attains foundational literacy and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27.
*Source: Learning Poverty Index by World Bank
What are the objectives of NIPUN Bharat Mission
In line with NEP 2020 recommendations, the NIPUN Bharat objectives
are to:
- Help children read with comprehension
- Help children understand numbers, measurement, and shapes
- Use play and activity-based pedagogy
- Teach in children’s home languages
- Provide high-quality teaching-learning material to engage children
- Build capacities of teachers, Academic Resource Persons, education administrators
- Track children’s learning levels consistently
- Conduct meaningful assessments using polls, quizzes, games, etc.
The National Mission will also declare the overall national targets in achieving learning outcomes, including year wise outcomes.
In line with NEP 2020 recommendations, the NIPUN Bharat objectives
are to:
- Help children read with comprehension
- Help children understand numbers, measurement, and shapes
- Use play and activity-based pedagogy
- Teach in children’s home languages
- Provide high-quality teaching-learning material to engage children
- Build capacities of teachers, Academic Resource Persons, education administrators
- Track children’s learning levels consistently
- Conduct meaningful assessments using polls, quizzes, games, etc.
The National Mission will also declare the overall national targets in achieving learning outcomes, including year wise outcomes.
How can teachers ensure NIPUN Bharat Mission’s
- By being aware of the learning outcomes and grade-level lakshyas or goals
- By training in multi-level, play-based, student-centered style of learning
- By focussing on imparting experiential learning by using art, storytelling, poetry and other such activities
- By using formative assessments
- By being aware of the learning outcomes and grade-level lakshyas or goals
- By training in multi-level, play-based, student-centered style of learning
- By focussing on imparting experiential learning by using art, storytelling, poetry and other such activities
- By using formative assessments
How can parents ensure NIPUN Bharat Mission’s success
- Engage in at-home learning activities with children, like reading along with them
- Engage in school activities like attending parent-teacher meetings, and getting involved in school management committees (SMCs)
- Ensure that children attend school regularly and home environment is conducive to learning activities
- Engage in at-home learning activities with children, like reading along with them
- Engage in school activities like attending parent-teacher meetings, and getting involved in school management committees (SMCs)
- Ensure that children attend school regularly and home environment is conducive to learning activities
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400 Cities
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9,000 Schools
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5 Million Students
Frequently Asked Questions
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When was the NIPUN Bharat Mission launched?
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What is the aim of the NIPUN Bharat FLN mission (Foundational Literacy and Foundational Numeracy Mission)?
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