1. What are the Programmes & Why Launched
- On 19 September 2025, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Education Minister Ashish Sood inaugurated three new educational programmes for government schools in Delhi under the event “Namo Vidya Utsav”, which is part of a broader campaign called Seva Pakhwada (a 15-day welfare & community service drive).
- The programmes are:
- NEEEV (New Era of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem & Vision)
- Science of Living
- Rashtraniti
- Motivation:
- To blend academic learning with life skills, emotional intelligence, citizen responsibility, and entrepreneurial mindset.
- To reduce or erase distinctions between private and government schools in terms of quality, exposure, and holistic development.
- To help students not just become job seekers, but job creators. Introduce AI, self-reliance, well-being, civic values etc.
2. Detailed Breakdown
Here are each of the programmes, what they contain, and how they will function:
| NEEEV (New Era of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem & Vision) | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Business mindset, AI introduction, Financial & Digital Literacy | − Startup competitions | − Guest speaker sessions | − School & district-level innovation councils | − Funding support for promising student projects (up to ₹20,000 per project) |
| Science of Living | Well-being, Emotional & Mental health, Indian knowledge systems (yoga, Ayurveda), Mindfulness, Digital ethics | − Yoga, meditation sessions | − Modules based on Pancha Kosha model (five sheaths of human existence) | − Activities: puppet shows, storytelling, role plays | − Cyber safety, digital detox, environmental awareness (e.g. Yamuna clean-ups) |
| Rashtraniti | Citizenship, Civic sense, Leadership, Governance, Community engagement | − Student-led committees in schools (e.g. environment, anti-bullying, canteen, etc.) | − Youth parliaments, field exposure, leadership training, visits, tours of villages, etc. | − Regular intervals (first & third Saturdays etc.) for meetings/activities |
3. Target Groups & Grades
- All Delhi government schools will be covered.
- Science of Living and Rashtraniti are from KG (Kindergarten) / early classes up to Class 12, with complexity increasing with grade.
- NEEEV is mainly for Classes 8-12 where students are more ready for entrepreneurship, innovation, startup ideas etc.
4. Differences from Previous Schemes
To understand what is new or different:
| Happiness Curriculum, Business Blasters, Mission Buniyaad (and others) | Emotional-wellness, entrepreneurship-mindset, foundational skills etc. | These are being discontinued or replaced by the new three, which are broader, more structured, integrated, and with more varied tools and exposure. |
| Earlier programmes had class-based modules, but perhaps less field exposure / fewer leadership committees etc. | The new ones emphasise student participation in governance (Rashtraniti), innovation & startup thinking (NEEEV), emotional health etc (Science of Living) more explicitly. |
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5. How Schools / Students Join / Participate
Since these are government-launched, the procedure is mostly handled via schools and education department. Here are the details:
- Automatic inclusion for Govt Schools: All government schools in Delhi will be implementing these as part of their curriculum and co-curricular activities. So students in those schools will be automatically covered once the programmes are rolled out in that school.
- Teacher training: Teachers & principals have already begun receiving training for implementation (e.g. for Rashtraniti, some ~3,500 teachers/principals trained) so school staff are prepared.
- Committees & Student Elections: For Rashtraniti, student-led committees will be formed; students will elect representatives. Schools will conduct these elections.
- Project / Competition Participation (for NEEEV): Students (especially in higher classes) can form project groups, take part in startup competitions etc. Schools will facilitate these. Funding (up to ₹20,000) is available for promising student projects.
- Well-being activities (Science of Living): These will be integrated through regular class time / Saturday/ co-curricular slots. Students will participate in yoga, meditation, storytelling, puppet shows, etc. Schools will schedule.
- How to “join” if you're a parent/student in government school: There’s no special registration for students—they participate via their school. For parents or private schools, currently these programmes are only for government schools. For private, if govt allows, there might be guidelines but not yet clear.
6. Expected Outcomes & Key Features
- Students gain leadership, governance experience from early age (via Rashtraniti).
- Improve wellbeing, emotional intelligence, mental health, self-awareness (via Science of Living).
- Entrepreneurship & innovation mindset, exposure to start-ups, possibly financial literacy, digital skills.
- Better alignment with National Education Policy (NEP 2020) & National Curriculum Framework – Skills for 21st century.
- Reduced student dropouts or expulsions, especially in critical classes (Class 9, 11) since CM specifically urged schools not to expel.
7. Implementation & Monitoring
- Developed by the Directorate of Education (DoE), Delhi and State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT).
- Schools will integrate these programmes via committees, co-curricular slots, regular classroom activities.
- Teachers/principals being trained already.
- Monitoring via regular assessments of how schools are implementing (not yet fully detailed in public sources about evaluation metrics) but features like field exposure, youth parliaments, student committees will likely allow feedback.
- Use of “conclaves”, events (e.g. Rashtraniti Conclave) etc. to bring stakeholders together.
8. FAQs
| Are private school students included? | As of now, these programmes are for government schools in Delhi. Private schools are not mentioned as direct participants. |
| Is there any cost to students / parents? | No additional cost is specified. All programmes are rolled out in govt schools by the education department. Any funding that’s required (for projects, competitions etc.) will be provided by the govt. |
| When do they begin? | They have already been launched (mid-September 2025) and rollout is starting immediately in govt schools. |
| What about assessments / evaluation? | Not fully clear yet in public domain. Likely qualitative + project-based + school reports, since many of the activities are experiential. |
| What happens in critical academic years (9 & 11)? | CM Rekha Gupta emphasised that students should not be expelled in Classes 9 & 11, rather encouraged & supported. |
9. Conclusion
The launch of NEEEV, Science of Living, Rashtraniti marks a shift in Delhi’s government school education towards more holistic development: blending academic content with emotional well-being, civic responsibility, entrepreneurial thinking, and life skills. If effectively implemented, these could reduce disparities between public and private education, produce well rounded students ready for real-world challenges, and strengthen democratic values. Students in govt schools will benefit directly; success depends on consistent implementation, teacher engagement, monitoring, resources and feedback.
