The conventional 10+2 school curricula structure is to

Solution

The conventional 10+2 school curricula structure is to be replaced by a 5+3+3+4 structure corresponding to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years respectively. This structure, when broken up into corresponding grades, is: Three years of anganwadi or preschool + two years in primary school in grades 1-2 covering ages 3 to 8 years The ‘preparatory stage’ covering ages 8 to 11 years or grades 3-5 The ‘middle stage’ covering ages 11 to 14 years or grades 6-8 The ‘secondary stage’ covering ages 14 to 18 years in two phases – grades 9-10 in the first and grades 11-12 in the second