Centre to roll out pilot programme for linking out-of-school adolescents to open school
The Centre is set to launch a pilot programme aimed at connecting out-of-school adolescents aged 14-18 with the National Institute of Open Schooling for distance learning. This initiative will be implemented in 10 districts across nine states, addressing the issue of over two crore children currently out of school. A high-level meeting was held to discuss the strategy, which includes app-based mapping and monitoring systems.
- ▪The pilot programme will target out-of-school children aged 14-18 years.
- ▪It will be implemented in 10 districts across nine states including Odisha and Maharashtra.
- ▪Over two crore children in this age group are estimated to be out of school according to recent surveys.
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The Centre is preparing to roll out a pilot programme across 10 districts in nine States to proactively connect out-of-school children in the age group of 14-18 years with the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) for distance learning, moving beyond its existing voluntary framework.A high-level meeting was convened on Saturday (May 17, 2026) under the chairmanship of Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL) under the Ministry of Education, to discuss the implementation strategy for the pilot programmes.
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