The Ministry of Education has selected Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1, Jipmer campus, as one among 50 Vidyalayas, for the pilot project of introducing Balvatika (pre-primary classes) as part of implementation of New Education Policy, 2020.
The NEP 2020 envisages education of the child to begin at the age of 3 years in Balvatika classes. The child would continue in Balvatika up to the age of 6. The preliminary admission in schools to Class 1 would be replaced by admissions to Balvatika 1 with the complete implementation of NEP 2020 in the coming years, Principal of KV, Jipmer campus, Jose Mathew said in a release.
Balvatika classes are scheduled to start by last week of this month. The application forms could be obtained till October 10 from the school, the release said.