The Government of Nepal has presented the policy and program for the upcoming fiscal year 2082/83. President Ram Chandra Paudel addressed the joint session of the Federal Parliament and outlined the government's vision across multiple sectors, including a strong focus on education reform.
Below are the major education-related commitments highlighted in the program:
- Legal, policy, and institutional reforms will be implemented to improve school education.
- Education-related laws will be amended and unified; the proposed bill will be passed in this parliamentary session.
- All children will be ensured access to basic education by the year 2084 B.S.
- The President’s Education Reform Program will be revised and strengthened as a National Education Reform Program.
- The existing education system will be modernized, with emphasis on science, technology, research, and innovation.
- Students completing school will enter technical/vocational or university education based on grading. Technical education will be extended to the university level.
- A Public-Private Partnership Model will improve community school quality through participation from institutional schools. Curricula of institutional and community schools will be unified.
- A comprehensive digital learning system will be introduced, including virtual education, student counseling, e-learning content, and teacher mentoring with intensive training.
- Internships will be used across all government levels. Students above the undergraduate level will be engaged in research institutions.
- An "Earn While You Learn" policy will be introduced, with a guaranteed minimum wage for up to 20 hours of student work weekly. Residential schools will be opened in remote areas.
- National regulatory standards for private schools will be introduced. Teacher staffing will be reviewed, a Teacher Bank created with university support, national teacher qualification standards issued, and textbook management gradually transferred to provincial governments.
- Higher education will be made research-oriented. University governance systems will be improved.
- A National Standard for Education Quality will be developed. Learning achievement will be assessed at local, provincial, and national levels.
- The University Grants System will be revised to allocate funds based on student numbers, quality, and institutional sustainability. Career development paths will be ensured for community campus faculty.
- Coordination among the public, private, and academic sectors will be strengthened to promote scientific research and technology development. Government think tanks and research centers will work together to support policymaking.
- Cybersecurity, data protection, and application development systems will be advanced in a coordinated manner.
- Intellectual property, innovation, and research will be linked with traditional knowledge, skills, and community participation.
- Scientific human resource development and institutionalized research will be carried out in coordination with federal, provincial, local governments, and private educational institutions.
