The Secondary Stage in NEP 2020 covers which grades?

• 6–8

• 9–12

• 3–5

• 1–2

The Secondary Stage covers how many years?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The age group for the Secondary Stage is:

• 11–14 years

• 14–18 years

• 8–11 years

• 6–8 years

The pedagogy at the Secondary Stage is:

• Subject-specific, multidisciplinary, critical-thinking oriented

• Play-based only

• Purely rote learning

• Exam-focused memorization

NEP 2020 emphasizes at this stage:

• Flexibility and student choice in subjects

• Fixed rigid subject streams

• Memorization only

• Exam drills

Secondary education under NEP moves away from:

• Rigid Arts/Science/Commerce streams

• Multidisciplinary approach

• Vocational integration

• Elective choices

Students can now choose:

• Subjects across disciplines

• Only science

• Only commerce

• Only arts

Project-based learning at this stage develops:

• Real-life application and collaboration

• Pure memory

• Copying skills

• Exam tricks

The curriculum focuses on reducing:

• Content overload and rote learning

• Creativity

• Critical thinking

• Choice

Integration of arts, sports, and vocational education is considered:

• Core to curriculum

• Optional luxury

• Secondary

• Irrelevant