Revanth Reddy Government Sets the Stage for Major Changes in the Education Sector

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has announced that the state government is undertaking education reforms with students’ interests as the top priority. The objective is to provide quality education from nursery to university level and prepare students to meet the needs of the modern world. During a high-level review meeting on the Education Department at MCRHRD, the Chief Minister directed officials to introduce a new school education structure up to Class 12 from the next academic year. Under the proposed system, nursery to Class 4 will be treated as primary education, Classes 5 to 8 as secondary education, and Classes 9 to 12 as senior secondary education. He stressed that students should develop strong language and information skills by the time they complete Class 12, enabling them to choose their preferred subjects and pursue specialisation afterwards.

The Chief Minister expressed concern over students dropping out after Class 10, particularly girls and children from Dalit, tribal and minority communities. He noted that institutions such as Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, which offer education up to Class 12, report comparatively low dropout rates. He said the decision was aimed at protecting students’ interests and assured that the employment and retirement benefits of junior college lecturers and non-teaching staff would be safeguarded. Revanth Reddy also instructed officials to ensure that welfare hostels and residential schools operate only in proper buildings with all necessary facilities, and ordered faster construction of Young India Integrated Residential Schools (YIIRS). He reviewed school construction works under the CURE initiative, called for faster upgrades of ITIs into Advanced Training Centres and the modernisation of polytechnics, and directed officials to speed up faculty recruitment in universities while strictly following the prescribed rules.