Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Tamil Nadu Minister Proposes Future-Ready School Curriculum Changes
Tamil Nadu’s School Education Minister A Rajmohan wants to change how children learn in school.
He said textbooks should use simpler language and clearer designs.
This could make it easier for students to understand their lessons.
The plan would reduce dependence on memorising answers.
Children would be allowed to learn at different speeds.
The minister said students should not be called “bright” or “average” because of their marks.
New lessons would help with confusing letters and sounds.
Students would also be encouraged to think, create, and learn prompt engineering.
Physical Training would become mandatory under the proposal.
Tamil Nadu Minister A Rajmohan proposed redesigning school textbooks to simplify content and reduce cognitive overload.
The proposed curriculum would move away from rote learning and allow students to learn at their own pace.
Rajmohan said students should not be labelled “bright” or “average” based solely on academic performance.
Lessons would address learning difficulties involving visually or phonetically similar letters and sounds.
The minister called for students to become thinkers and creators, learn prompt engineering, and have mandatory Physical Training periods.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu School Education Minister A Rajmohan proposed the changes.
- What
- He proposed restructuring the curriculum and textbooks to reduce rote learning and make students future-ready.
- When
- The proposal was announced on Monday, August 24; the year was not specified in the report.
- Where
- The minister addressed the Tamil Nadu Assembly in Chennai.
- Why
- The proposed reforms aim to reduce cognitive overload, address learning difficulties, support learning at different speeds, and develop thinkers and creators.
- Proposed by
- A Rajmohan, Tamil Nadu School Education Minister
- Main change
- Restructure and simplify school textbooks
- Learning approach
- Shift away from standard rote learning
- Student development
- Encourage students to become thinkers and creators
- Technology learning
- Teach prompt engineering
- Physical education
- Make Physical Training periods mandatory
- Student assessment
- Avoid labelling children as “bright” or “average” based on performance