Ban of using guides and unauthorized / private study material in schools - Orders

The attention of all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education, District

Educational Ofcers and Principals of all Teacher Education Institutes in the State

are is invited to reference 1st cited, wherein the headmaster is the first level

supervisory ofcer to ensure proper implementation of curricular and co-

curricular activities, teacher preparation, lesson plans, teaching learning process

and conduct of exams properly by all the teachers.

2. Further informed that the New Education Policy-2020 emphasises that

education should be aimed at developing children's thinking, creativity, physical,

mental and social behaviour. Learning objectives are given to each lesson with

the intention of learner centred learning with which the student should be able to

read with comprehension, can read and understand anything, and given the

activities needed to accomplish learning objectives. All of our textbooks are

designed on activity based methodology so that the student can read and

understand himself.

3. Therefore, teachers are to be encouraged to let students enjoy the

textbooks, understand and practice the new teaching methods which are in

present textbooks and to bring out the children's thinking and creative energies

for fulfilling the objectives of NEP, 2020. The exercises given under each unit/

lesson are analytical and thought provoking in nature and children should think

and write on their own. Question banks and guides are to be strictly discouraged

which, if unchecked may turn the students into mechanical practitioners. Using

of guides and study material and byhearting the answers would

adversely influence the childrenss thinking capacities and self-expression. Hence,