Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India

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Approved by the Cabinet on

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7th September, 2022
- announced on 5th September, ‘22 by PM Modi

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purpose

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• showcase the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020
• emerge as exemplar schools over time
• offer leadership to other schools in the neighborhood

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duration of the scheme

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2022-23 to 2026-27

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provision of setting up more than ______ PM SHRI Schools by strengthening the existing schools managed by Central Government, State Government, Union Territory Government or local bodies.

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14,500

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_________ sponsored scheme

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centrally

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more than _____ students are expected to be direct beneficiaries of the scheme

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20 lakh

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total cost of the project will be ______spread over a period of _____ years, which includes central share of _______

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Rs. 27,360 crore ; 5 years ; Rs. 18, 128 crore

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PM Shri Schools made for

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• School Transformation
• enhancing cognitive development
• creating holistic and well-rounded individuals equipped with key 21st century skills

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the unutilized capacity of school infrastructure would be used to promote social cohesion during ______

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non-teaching/schooling hours and maybe used as “ Samajik Chetna Kendra”

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developed as _____

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Green Schools
- incorporating environment friendly aspects like energy efficient using solar panels and LED lightnings, nutrition gardens with natural farming, waste management, plastic-free, water conservation and harvesting, study of traditions/ practices related to protection of the environment, climate change related hackathons and awareness generation to incorporate organic lifestyle.

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schools will be aligned with the requirements for the emerging economy as per _________

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Industrial Revolution 4.0

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6 pillars of PM SHRI SCHOOLS based on development of sub-domain of 6 major pillars derived from 9 chapters of NEP 2020

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• Pillar 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (Chapter 1, 2, 4 and 24 of NEP 2020)
• Pillar 2: Access and Infrastructure (Chapter 3 and 7 of NEP 2020)
• Pillar 3: Human Resources and School Leadership (Chapter 5 and 15 of NEP 2020)
• Pillar 4: Inclusive Practices and Gender Equity (Chapter 6 of NEP 2020)
• Pillar 5: Management, Monitoring and Governance (Chapter 8 of NEP 2020)
• Pillar 6: Beneficiary Satisfaction (Chapter 8 of NEP 2020)

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UDISE+

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Unified District Information System for Education Plus
- largest management information systems

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for selection under the PM SHRI Scheme, only the

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• elementary schools (class 1-5/ 1-8)
• secondary/ senior secondary schools (class 1-10/ 1-12/ 6-10/ 6-12)

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managed by

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• central government
• state government
• UT government
• local self-govts.
  having UDISE+ code would be considered

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selection of schools would be done through _______

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challenge mode
- wherein schools will compete for support in order to become exemplar schools

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selection would be done through a ______with definite timelines

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three-stage process

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schools would be required to self-apply on the online challenge portal, which will be opened _____ times a year, ____ every quarter, for the first ____ years of the scheme during the implementation of the scheme.

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four ; once ; two

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maximum ___ schools

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2
- one elementary & one secondary OR
- one senior secondary
would be selected per block/ ULB (Urban Local Body) with upper limit of number of total schools across India

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Geo-tagging of schools will be done for monitoring of PM SHRI schools, for which services of ______

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Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) will be taken

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schools for urban areas need to score minimum of ____ whereas schools of rural areas need to score a minimum of _____ to be selected as PM SHRI Schools.

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70% ; 60%

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who heads the selection process of schools at district level

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District Nodal Officer

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PM SHRI Schemes envisions to inculcate the necessary 21st century skills and necessary STEAM education needs to be imparted

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Science Technology Engineering Arts & Maths

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PM SHRI Schools shall be asked to follow the National Curriculum Framework developed in accordance with NEP 2020. Curriculum Structure _____ instead of 10+2

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5+3+3+4

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_____ being developed to specify the key performance indicators to measure outcomes. Quality evaluation of these schools at regular intervals will be undertaken to ensure the desired standards

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School Quality Assessment Framework (SQAF)

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implementation strategy

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• would be implemented through the existing administrative structure available for Samagra Shiksha, KVS and NVS
• other autonomous bodies would be involved on specific project basis as required
• these schools shall be monitored vigorously to assess progress and understand the challenges faced in implementation of National Education Policy 2020.