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Lucknow, October 27 (IANS) The Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh is taking transformative steps to make basic education more experiential, skill-driven and future-oriented.
Moving away from rote learning, the government is introducing innovative teaching methods to promote a culture of “learning by doing”.
Under this mission, a comprehensive action plan is being implemented to adopt the LBD (Learning by Doing) model in 3,288 selected council schools and DIET institutions in the state.
To strengthen this initiative, a three-day skill-based train-the-trainer program will be launched for 1,888 teachers at Deen Dayal Upadhyay State Institute of Rural Development, Lucknow from November 3, 2025, followed by training for 1,400 science and mathematics teachers at Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Lucknow from February 16 to March 18, 2026.
Organized in 66 residential batches, the program aims to equip teachers with practical teaching skills that integrate classroom teaching with experiments, projects, models and real-life applications.
Basic Education Minister Sandeep Singh stressed that the government aims to transform classrooms in Uttar Pradesh into places that encourage students to understand, explore and discover rather than merely memorize.
This initiative is in line with the vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the emerging demands of a skill-based, innovation-driven and AI-driven economy.
Education experts note that when children experiment, play, ask questions and seek solutions on their own, their curiosity, analytical ability, scientific attitude, expression and problem-solving skills increase significantly. This is the essence of “learning by doing”, transforming children from passive listeners to active learners.
The training program is a major step towards creating a new educational culture in Uttar Pradesh, in which schools become living laboratories of experience rather than mere centers of education.
This effort will nurture a generation that is more capable, confident and creative, strengthening the role of the state in shaping a new, empowered India.
Director General of School Education Monica Rani said, “Our aim is to ensure that children ask questions freely, school laboratories come alive with activity and teachers become catalysts to ignite ideas and innovation in every classroom. This will define the new identity of basic education in Uttar Pradesh.”
–IANS
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