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Tamil Nadu para notun education policy unveil kurise

Tamil Nadu, 9 August 2025: Ekta landmark step te, aru Tamil Nadu laga education policy te autonomy confirm kori kena, Chief Minister MK Stalin aji State Education Policy (SEP) launch korise, juntu future-oriented aru inclusive framework ase, state laga social aru cultural fabric logot match kori thaka.

Centre laga National Education Policy (NEP) para nijor ke alag rakhi kena, Stalin confirm korise ke Tamil Nadu duita language policy — Tamil aru English — te commit kori thakibo, aru NEP laga three-language formula reject kori thaki ase, jun ke state bisi din para oppose kori thake, karon Hindi impose koribo lage koi thakise.

“Amikhan laga education policy Tamil Nadu laga unique identity te base ase, kintu sob dikh para forward-looking ase,” Stalin launch te koise. SEP te Tamil ke Class 10 tak compulsory subject banai dise, sob school boards te, kintu Tamil ke medium of instruction kori bole compulsory nakore.

Main highlights bitor te, SEP Class 11 board exam uthai dise aru Class 8 tak student ke detention nakoribo dibo. Policy critical thinking, creativity, life skills, physical fitness, aru technical literacy promote koribo, juntu bitor te AI, data science, robotics aru financial planning include ase.

NDTV logot ekta exclusive interview te, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi koise, “Amikhan laga SEP language, curriculum aru assessment te unique aru inclusive ase.”

Tai bhi koise ke, NEP laga nishena early high-stakes testing avoid kore, aru struggling students ke detention nahoikena bridge courses provide kore.

Policy te “schools of excellence” create koribo, sob block te, juntu advanced infrastructure aru trained faculty logot ase. Etu surrounding institutions ke mentor koribo nimite hub hobo. Mahesh koise, “Etu NEP laga new bottle te old wine nahoi. NEP ami khan laga policy adopt kori ase, jaise school te breakfast introduce kori bole.”

Class 9 para ekta structured career guidance program — “Naan Mudhalvan” scheme under te — implement koribo, juntu industry exposure aru aptitude mapping include koribo.

Stalin emphasise korise ki SEP “education for all, higher education for all” ensure koribo, special monitoring systems logot SC/ST aru differently-abled students ke support koribo, aru “justice through inclusion” uphold koribo.

Etu rollout DMK government laga term end na hoa age te ahi ase. Implementation opor question hota time te, Stalin koise, “Kitya Chief Minister release korise, etu laga effect start hoi jabo.”

SEP ekta committee draft korise, retired Justice Murugesan laga leadership te, aru etu Tamil Nadu laga jawab ase NEP ke “regressive aru commercialised” policy koi kena, june ke social justice undermine kore koi kena accuse kori ase. State Centre ke bhi criticise korise karon Centre Rs 2,152 crore under Samagra Shiksha rokhai kena ase, Tamil Nadu NEP adopt nakora karone.