Maharashtra: New curriculum approved for primary classes

May 7, 2026 /Posted byBandy EW / 0

– Ronita Torcato

The Maharashtra State Level Steering Committee for Curriculum of the State Board of Education has approved the new curriculum for classes 2 to 6, school education minister Dadaji Bhuse announced in Mumbai on Tuesday.

The curriculum for classes 2 to 5 was approved earlier whereas class 6 was approved in a meeting held today by the Maharashtra Primary Education Council under the chairmanship of the school education minister.

Senior officials who attended the meeting included minister of state for school education Dr. Pankaj Bhoyar, principal secretary Ranjitsinh Deol, commissioner Sachchandra Pratap Singh, chairman of the State Board of Education Trigun Kulkarni, director of the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Dr. Hemant Vasekar, director of Balbharti, Anuradha Oak, director of education (secondary) Mahesh Palkar, director of education (planning) Krishnakumar Patil and members of the Steering Committee.

Bhuse said that the new curriculum will be implemented from the academic term starting in June 2026.

According to the National Education Policy, curriculum plans based on learning outcomes are framed by the State Steering Committee on determining the level of difficulty of students.

After the requisite approvals have been granted by the Curriculum Coordination Committee of the school education commissioner, textbooks are prepared by Bal Bharati, Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production & Curriculum Research and made available to schools at the beginning of the new academic term.

The state education minister is the ex-officio chairman of the Bureau which is responsible for the production of school textbooks, teacher’s handbooks, self-study booklets, educational material as well as the printing, publishing, storage, distribution and sale of textbooks and educational material.

SCERT held training camps this month for local teachers, the training of district-level teachers will be taken up next, Bhuse said.

Also read: Pradhan launches School Management Committee Guidelines 2026

Post Views: 288

Tags: Top Picks

Add comment Cancel reply

Media Bytes

“P C Mahalanobis founded ISI on the belief that rigorous statistical thinking could help govern India better. Once genuinely world-class, the institute today risks being sidelined in the AI era—not for lack of talent, but because decades of governance structures have made change difficult. While dedicated researchers, alumni and students remain its strength, a system that has ‘quietly calcified’ has constrained growth. The Draft ISI Bill 2026 seeks to address this by modernising governance, empowering regional centres, and enabling ISI to reclaim its place at the forefront of statistics, AI and data science.”

- Adil Zainulbhai & R A Mashelkar, The Indian Express, (17/6)

"Seriousness should not be confused with panic. The examination system must be protected wherever trust can be breached, and any immediate action should be judged by its proportionality and purpose. The NTA has recognised the issue as a systemic challenge requiring institutional reform, stronger accountability, and technology-backed safeguards. Public confidence is rebuilt not by declaring institutions irreparable, but by identifying breaches, prosecuting wrongdoers, and strengthening systems. Given the scale of India’s examinations, no single safeguard is enough—the defence must be layered. Students need reliable information because rumours create anxiety, and criticism must distinguish between failure and response. Strengthening leadership, cybersecurity, operational procedures, and accountability is how a mature system responds to a crisis. India’s examination system does not need fatalism; it needs layered protection, accountable institutions, and transparent communication."

- Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, The Indian Express, (23/6)

Maharashtra: New curriculum approved for primary classes

– Ronita Torcato

Add comment Cancel reply

Current Issue

Media Bytes

From The Archives

Inherent contradiction of NEP 2020