Taking a big decision in accordance with the new education policy, CBSE has made skill education mandatory for all students from class 6 to 8. Now learning in schools will not be limited to just books and examinations, but children will also learn real-life activities like caring for plants, understanding machines and service work. The objective of which is ‘learning by doing’, not just ‘memorizing by reading’.

CBSE has directed all affiliated schools to implement skill-based education as a core subject and not as an optional subject. Under the National Education Policy-2020, new books of NCERT’s “Kaushal Bodh Series” will be adopted in every school from this session (2025–26). These books will be available in both digital and print forms.

Skills will be divided into three categories – work related to living beings, machines and services.

According to the new framework, students will be engaged with three types of skill tasks. These include work with living beings, such as caring for plants and pets, work with machines and materials, such as a basic understanding of tools, equipment, and technology, and human services, such as social support and service.

Three projects will have to be done every year, total target of 270 hours of actual work

Students will have to complete nine projects in three years from sixth to eighth. Every year, children will do practical work for about 90 hours i.e. a total of 270 hours in three projects. The aim is that they move forward not just on the basis of ‘what they read’, but on the basis of ‘what they did’ and ‘how they learned’.

The routine of schools will also change, the periods of skill education will be fixed in the time table.

• Schools will have to make major changes in their timetable.
• Every year 110 hours (about 160 periods) will be earmarked only for skill education.
• Two consecutive periods will be kept for this subject two days a week.
• Out of the six projects present in the book, schools will be able to choose three projects according to local needs and resources.

New system will be implemented from next session

CBSE has clarified that this new framework of skill education will be implemented compulsorily from this session itself. Schools will have to ensure necessary resources, trained teachers and project based system. To make skill education successful, CBSE, NCERT and PSSIVE will jointly run a comprehensive teacher training campaign. After the training, teachers will adopt the new method of project based study, activity creation and evaluation.

Annual skill fair will also be organized

“Skill Fair” will be organized in schools at the end of every academic year, where students will showcase their projects, models and experiences. This will also help parents understand what children are learning outside of books. The assessment process of skill education will also change. There will be 10% marks in written examination. 20 marks will be added for 30% oral examination, 30% activity book, 10% portfolio and 20% teacher evaluation.

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Sukhvinder singh sukhu: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has given gift to Una. On Monday, development projects worth Rs 25.79 crore were inaugurated and founded in Una. During this, the Chief Minister announced the opening of a government school based on the state’s first CBSE pattern in Una.

Local leaders and activists welcomed him when Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu reached Una. After this, CM Sukhu went to the venue. He inaugurated the newly constructed building of the Government Senior Secondary (Bal) School built at a cost of Rs 8.79 crore in Una.

After this, the Chief Minister inaugurated the state -of -the -art educational block of the Government Degree College constructed at a cost of Rs 12 crore. This block includes smart classrooms, science laboratory and administrative units.

Also, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of Girls Hostel to be built at an estimated cost of five crore rupees in Una. This hostel will provide safe and convenient accommodation to the students coming from far-flung areas. During the program, he also planted saplings in the college campus.

In his address, the Chief Minister announced that the first government school in Himachal Pradesh, based on the CBSE pattern, will be opened in the Government Senior Secondary (Bal) School, Una campus. He said, “This step is a big initiative towards quality education in the state and this will improve the education level of government schools.”

From the platform, Sukhu also announced that, “All the students of the state, who will participate in national or international level competitions, will be given necessary concessions in the attendance of the school. In this regard, instructions have been issued to all principals and principals in this regard with immediate effect.”

Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu also responded to BJP’s allegations in Una. He said that the Congress government is moving towards fulfilling its promises.

Chief Minister Sukhu said, “The Congress government is constantly working to fulfill its promises, but BJP leaders have tried to deprive the state of the rights from the Center.” He also alleged that the former BJP government laid the foundation stone of big buildings for only showing without budget provision, which the Congress government is now fulfilling.