LEVELS OF

EDUCATION
1.Pre-Primary
2.Primary
3. Middle
4.Secondary
5.Senior secondary
6.Higher education
7.Professional
8.Distance
9. Adult Education
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
Pre Primary Stage
Pre Primary Stage
•Pre primary education in India is provided to children between 3–6 years by
Kindergarten, Playway or Play Schools.
•These schools have varying terminology for different levels of classes,
beginning from – Pre-Nursery, Nursery, KG, LKG (Lower Kindergarten) and UKG
(Upper Kindergarten)
•Kindergarten , a term created by Mr. Friedrich Frobel in 1837 which means
‘children’s garden’.
Most of the pre-primary education in India is provided by private schools.
Kindergarten Montessori, Nursery, Pre-basic school, Day care centres, Balawadis etc are example
The Primary Stage
The Primary Stage
Primary education in India offered by both private and government
schools usually consist of students aged between 5 to 12 years
The duration of study in this stage is 4-5 years.
Common subjects include English, Hindi, Mathematics,
Environmental Science and General Knowledge
The Government has made elementary education compulsory for
children between the age group of years 6 and 10.
Most of the primary education provided by primary schools in
India is imparted from class 1st to class 4th or 5th.
1st to 5th class of primary education are Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Orissa, Tamilnadu, Punjab,
Chandigarh, Delhi, Karaikal and Yanam regions of
Pondicherry.
1st to 4th classes of primary education are Assam, Goa,
Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu,
Lakshadweep and Pondicherry
The Middle Stage
The Middle Stage
Middle stage of education covering 3-4 years of
academic study is formed by 5th-
8thclass consisting of students aged between 12
to 14 years.
The schools which impart education up till
8th class..
5th -7th class of middle stage are Assam, Goa, Gujarat,
Karnataka, Kerala, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman &
Diu, Lakshadweep.
6th -8th class of middle stage are Arunachal Pradesh,
Haryana, Madhya Pradesh,Tamilnadu, Punjab,
Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Delhi
The Secondary Stage
 The Secondary Stage
Secondary Stage of education covering 2-3
years of academic study starts with classes
8th-10th. consisting of students aged between
14-16 years.
The schools which impart education up till
10th class are known as Secondary Schools,
High Schools, Senior Schools etc.
8th -10th class of secondary stage are Goa, Gujarat,
Karnataka, Kerala, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu,
Lakshadweep.
9th -10th class of secondary stage are Punjab, Rajasthan,
Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh,
Delhi.
Senior Secondary Stage
Senior Secondary Stage
Senior Secondary Education in India is of only 2
years. There is uniformity on this level of education in
terms of duration and classes i.e. all the States/UTs
follow this 10+2 pattern.
Senior Secondary Schools in India include classes
11th to 12th. consisting students aged between 16-18
years.
Higher Education Stage
Higher Education Stage
Undergraduate education in India is of 3-4 years. Undergraduate stage of
education is also known as higher education in India.
Students studying in this level, generally begin their education from 18
onwards.
As per one estimate 88% of undergraduate education is provided by Colleges
in India.
Majority of the undergraduate courses of 3 years duration belong to field of
arts, humanities, science etc.
Postgraduate Stage
Postgraduate Stage
Postgraduate education in India is of 2-3 years. Postgraduate
stages of courses are known as Masters courses or Doctorate
courses. Masters course are usually of 2 years duration and
doctorate (research) courses are of 3 years duration.
56% of post-graduate education is imparted through colleges.
PG education in India is largely provided by universities in India.
PG education caters largely to a specific field or sub field of any
preferred discipline.
Professional
Professional
Professional education is a formal specialized training about a
particular profession in which learners are taught the central
concepts, principles, and techniques, and how these are applied
in real practice, and the learners also acquire the necessary
competencies needed for proper practice and behaviour.
Majority of 4 years of duration belong to the field of agriculture,
engineering, pharmaceutical sciences technology. However, there
are courses belonging to fields of architecture, law and medicine
whose duration is 5 years.
Distance Education
Distance education provided by institutes is controlled by the
Distance Education Council of India.
Distance education is helpful to those who cannot join regular
schools or colleges. At the school level, National Institute of Open
Schooling offers education through distance learning.
While, at the college or university level, Open universities
provides distance education. Distance education can also be
pursued online via internet.
Adult Education
Adult Education in India comes under the purview of the
Department of School Education and Literacy.
The Bureau of Adult Education and National Literacy Mission
under the Department functions as the Secretariat of
the National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA).
National Literacy Mission was set up on 5th May,1988 to
impart a new sense of urgency and seriousness to adult
education.
The Directorate of Adult Education provides necessary
technical and resource support to the NLMA.