National Education Policy rollout gains pace in Maharashtra; teachers to undergo training

Teachers must complete mandated training hours for Std II, III, and IV in May this year. Representation pic/iStock

As Maharashtra prepares to implement the New Education Policy (NEP) in phases, school teachers will undergo training for the revised syllabus ahead of the 2026-27 academic year. The NEP was introduced for Std I last year, and in May this year, teachers must complete mandated training hours for Std II, III, and IV. While Std VI will also adopt a new syllabus this year, its training module is yet to be rolled out.

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The academic year will begin on June 15, 2026, making May training compulsory. Teachers have been assigned fixed training durations - three days for Std II and four days each for Std III and IV.

Training will be conducted in batches of 60, with separate sessions for Marathi and other mediums, as well as Urdu-medium schools, across state, district, and taluka levels. The new policy follows a 5+3+3+4 structure - covering foundational, preparatory, middle, and secondary stages - under which the curriculum which was already introduced for Std I in 2025-26, and is to be followed by Std II, III, IV, and VI in 2026-27, while the rest of the grades will be brought into the policy by 2028.