India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has been working towards shaping the experience of how children learn, teachers teach, and schools function. And in the process of implementing these guidelines, the government and boards of schools have brought in new reforms in 2025, many of which directly touch classrooms, students, teachers, and parents.
This blog describes the latest NEP 2025 news in simple terms so you understand what's fresh and how it will affect education throughout India.
The early years between 3 and 8 are now recognized as the most important period of children's learning. It is for this reason that NEP 2025 is giving extraordinary importance to the Foundational Stage, which includes Nursery, LKG, UKG, and Classes 1 and 2. The new policy is compelling schools to follow play-based and activity-based learning methods instead of rushing towards writing or bulky books. Children at this stage will be learned through stories, games, role-playing, songs, manipulative materials, and visual aids.
One of the most important changes in NEP 2025 is the modification of the previous No Detention Policy. In the 2025 revision, the policy has been updated to enable schools to evaluate students better, and in a few instances, detain them following Class 5 or 8 if they fail to meet minimum learning standards, despite being provided extra support. This revision introduces greater emphasis on learning outcomes and makes both students and teachers more serious about classroom learning. But the focus is still on remedial instruction and ongoing support before making any such choice.
The revised NEP 2025 is making students not only examination-ready but also life-ready. Therefore, vocational education, practical skill learning, is now being integrated. Children will get hands-on training in areas like gardening, pottery, carpentry, AI, coding, cooking, and many more. The idea is to help children identify their strength and interest outside of traditional academics. This also causes students to study not only theory but also skills that they can apply in real life. In the majority of schools, local craftsmen, representatives of industry, or community members are being hired to give students real-life experience.
One of the most student-friendly reforms introduced through NEP 2025 is granting two chances to appear for Class 10 board exams within a single year. Earlier, students would have to try their level best in one exam and settle with the outcome. But from 2025, students will be permitted to appear once in the regular exam schedule and again in an optional second attempt. Two scores are taken, and only the higher of the two will be considered. It isn't that students must come in twice, it is offered as a possibility. With two chances, the students are no longer defined by one performance. It's a move towards a kinder and more accepting school system that encourages learning and not just testing.
NEP 2025 promotes convergence of books, teachers, and technology using blended learning. Classrooms in the majority of schools, especially in urban and semi-urban areas, are now smartboard, tablet, and digital content-enabled. This synergy of digital and experiential learning increases the interest in classes and aids learning. Government portals like PM eVidya, DIKSHA, and NCERT online resources are also helping a great deal by offering free and quality content. And now, Mittsure is making this implementation in schools easy and effortless
The 10+2 pattern of traditional education familiar to all of us is being phased out and replaced by a more child-friendly and flexible 5+3+3+4 model. The new model is built to align with how kids develop and learn throughout their lives.
The first five years are the Foundational Stage, which includes three years of pre-primary (Nursery, LKG, UKG) and Classes 1 and 2. Play based learning is employed to establish basic language, numeracy, and social skills in this stage. The Preparatory Stage comes next (Classes 3 to 5), where reading, writing, and subjects like maths and science are introduced in an organized but activity-based format.
The Middle Stage (Classes 6 to 8) then builds upon this with subject-based learning and teaches coding, vocational introduction, and greater conceptual thinking.
Finally, the Secondary Stage (Classes 9 to 12) enjoys greater freedom, greater choices within subjects, critical thinking, and even parallel streams depending on student interests. This structure has a lesser focus on exams and a greater focus on learning, equipped for each child's age and development.
We at Mittsure have been collaborating with schools to ease this shift. Our LumaLearn series is absolutely in sync with the guidelines of the Foundational Stage. It enables pre-primary books for Nursery to UKG classrooms to embrace story-based, play-based learning with the appropriate tools, such as puppets, activity kits, and flashcards. Our ThinkTrail solution, for senior classes, offers AR in education, 3D videos, tests with interaction, and concept clarity aids for Classes 1 to 8. Both offerings support teachers, reduce preparation time, and increase students' learning fun, just the way NEP 2025 envisions.
