Nara Lokesh Prevents Students From Failing

The YSRCP government under YS Jagan Mohan Reddy heavily promoted its education reforms, particularly through the Nadu-Nedu initiative aimed at upgrading infrastructure in government schools. Additionally, the introduction of English medium instruction and the adoption of the CBSE curriculum in select schools were heralded as key reforms. However, the practical implementation of these reforms has faced significant challenges.

While Nadu-Nedu led to cosmetic changes like painting schools with YSRCP colors, the larger issue of English medium instruction has faced legal hurdles. The Supreme Court struck down the mandatory English medium policy, ruling it unconstitutional.

Meanwhile, only 1,000 government schools in Andhra Pradesh have implemented the CBSE curriculum. After the change in government, Nara Lokesh, as the new Education Minister, sought to assess whether students in these schools were prepared to compete with their peers nationwide under the CBSE system.

In a large-scale internal test conducted by Lokesh’s HRD ministry, involving 80,000 students using tablets—making it the largest such assignment in any Indian state—90% of the students reportedly failed.

This stark result highlighted the inadequate preparation and training provided under the YSRCP’s CBSE initiative. Lokesh, recognizing the potential disaster if these students were to face actual CBSE exams, shifted the focus back to the state syllabus for these students.

The failure of YSRCP’s education reforms reflects a lack of planning and foresight, where students were thrust into a new system without the necessary resources and support, leading to poor performance and a rushed course correction by the new government. As per buzz, TDP govt is plan to introduce CBSE from 6th standard onwards.