The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced on Sunday that the National Curriculum Framework for Foundation Stage (NCFFS) will be implemented beginning with the academic year 2022-23.

According to the official notification, CBSE is adopting NCFFS 2022, and the new structure of five-year education at foundational stage (from Nursery to Class 2) will be implemented beginning with the 2023-24 session in all CBSE affiliated schools that offer education at foundational stage to students aged 3 to 8 years.

NCERT created this new framework in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The purpose is to "outline the competencies and learning outcomes, general principles and approaches that should guide teaching and learning at the foundational stage," according to the official notice. This new framework will serve as a guideline for schools and teachers when creating curricula, syllabi, and teaching materials.

The teaching material in this new framework will include many examples and illustrations to help clarify abstract concepts, reinforce learning, and make new ideas and concepts more accessible to practising teachers.

"While schools offering Classes 1 to 10 / 12 may make efforts to gradually augment the infrastructural requirements to include pre-primary classes, schools already running foundational classes may continue to offer 3 years of pre-primary education. "Detailed instructions for submitting OASIS data for foundational classes (Pre-Primary classes) will be provided," the notification states.