Semester System in AP Schools for Class 1 to 10 Implementation of Two - Semester system from class I to IX from 2023-24 and for Class X from 2024-25
School Education, SCERT - Implementation of Two - Semester system from class I to IX from 2023-24 and for Class X from 2024-25 - orders issued - Reg Rc. No: ESE02/892/2022-SCERT Date: 17/12/2022
Ref:
1. National Educational Policy-2020
2. Recommendations of the SCERT, AP
ఏపీ ప్రభుత్వ పాఠశాలలో సెమిస్టర్‌ ప్రభుత్వ పాఠశాలల్లో సెమిస్టర్‌ విధానానికి రంగం సిద్ధమైంది. ప్రభుత్వ పాఠశాలల్లో సెమిస్టర్‌ విధానం తెస్తూ ప్రభుత్వం ఉత్తర్వులు జారీ చేసింది.2023-24 విద్యా సంవత్సరం నుంచి 1వ తరగతి నుంచి 9వ తరగతి వరకూ రెండు సెమిస్టర్‌లు, పదో తరగతికి సంబంధించి 2024-25 సంవత్సరం నుంచి సెమిస్టర్‌ విధానం ప్రవేశపెట్టనున్నారు. ఇక విద్యా సంవత్సరం ప్రారంభంలోనే రెండు సెమిస్టర్‌లకు జగనన్న విద్యా కానుక ద్వారా పుస్తకాలు పంపిణీ చేయనున్నారు.
All the Regional Joint Directors of School Education, All the District Educational Officers, All the APCs of Samagra Shiksha and all the Principals of DIETS in the State are aware that the Government of Andhra Pradesh has taken steps for effective implementation of National Educational Policy-2020 by emphasizing the quality of education and reforms in school education in a big way by the implementation of the transformation of existing educational ecosystem.
SCERT as the academic authority is revising syllabi and textbooks in a phased manner. For this purpose, SCERT conducted a detailed study about the curriculum, syllabus, and textbooks of NCERT and other State boards in the country and abroad. SCERT developed textbooks for classes I to V in Bilingual format with ‘Trimester System and Class VI textbooks with ‘Two-Semester System from the academic year 2020-2021. Class VII and Class VIII textbooks were developed in Two-Semester System from the academic year 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively.
After careful examination of the recommendations of the SCERT vide reference 2nd cited through the opinions of various stakeholders of the School Education Department personnel and impact studies on new textbooks suggested that it is concluded to follow a uniform pattern in term-based syllabi and textbooks instead of multiple patterns. The Semester System will be helpful to both students and teachers, Learning becomes more meaningful.
Therefore, all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education, District Educational Officers, Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra Shiksha and Principals of DIETs in the State are informed that the state will follow the two-semester system from class I to IX from the academic year 2023-24 and from 2024-25 in respect of Class X.
This has got approval of the Commissioner of School Education
