‘Pragyata’ Guidelines

‘Pragyata’ Guidelines

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has released ‘Pragyata’ Guidelines for Online Education that can help balance screen time allowed for various classes of school students.
The guidelines are important, especially during the current times of COVID-19 pandemic, when online education and digital classrooms have become a norm due to school closure and travel restrictions announced by the governments.

HRD Minister unveiled the Guidelines

The Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal formally unveiled the ‘Pragyata’ Guidelines on 14th July 2020.
The guidelines focus on 8 key steps i.e. Plan, Review, Arrange, Guide, Yak(talk), Assign, Track, and Appreciate.

Screen time Caps Recommended for Students

According to the ‘Pragyata’ Guidelines, HRD Ministry has recommended a cap on screen time allotted to the students of different classes as part of their online learning through digital classrooms.
The guidelines recommend that for pre-primary school students, the screen time should be limited to 30 minutes per day.
On similar lines, for students of 1st to 8th Class, two online sessions of up to 30-45 minutes each should be conducted, whereas for Classes 9th to 12th, four sessions of up to 30-45 minutes each have been recommended

Source: TH

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