Politics · India · 4 hrs ago
Tamil Nadu revises school timetable to include daily physical activity
Tamil Nadu has announced a revised timetable for state-board schools for students in grades 1 to 12.
Physical education is compulsory three days a week for grades 1–10 and two days a week for grades 11 and 12.
The timetable also includes two periods for extracurricular activities, which can be changed to physical education if needed.
This means students may have physical activity every school day, though the number of compulsory physical education periods varies by grade.
The changes also give more time to Tamil and English, and an extra period to mathematics and science.
Schools are scheduled to run from 9:30 a.m.
to 4:10 p.m., with lesson periods lasting 90 minutes for grades 1–5 and 45 minutes for grades 6–10.
The minister said schools must not skip physical education and should encourage students to play without discrimination based on caste or religion; the government also plans to fill physical education teacher vacancies.
Tamil Nadu has revised the timetable for students following the state curriculum to give greater importance to physical education and online education.
School Education Minister Rajmohan said physical education classes would be held across five days, with some extracurricular periods available for them.
Students in grades 1 to 10 will have three compulsory physical education periods a week, while students in grades 11 and 12 will have two.
Schools will operate from 9:30 a.m. to 4:10 p.m.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Rajmohan announced the revised timetable for students following the state curriculum.
- What
- The timetable makes physical education compulsory for three periods a week in grades 1 to 10 and two periods a week in grades 11 and 12. Other extracurricular periods can also be used for physical education.
- When
- The announcement was reported on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- The revised timetable gives greater importance to physical education and online education.
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- School hours
- 9:30 a.m. to 4:10 p.m.
- Grades 1–10
- Three compulsory physical education periods a week
- Grades 11–12
- Two compulsory physical education periods a week
- Grades 1–5
- Each class period is 90 minutes
- Grades 6–10
- Each class period is 45 minutes
What people are saying
Physical education classes should not be avoided or neglected.
Students should be encouraged to play.
Sources
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