The Department of School Education in Andhra Pradesh underwent far-reaching reforms in 2025, characterized by a number of policy and structural initiatives.
One of the most notable measures was Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s recent announcement of a proposal to introduce quantum technology courses in the school curriculum. The aim is to prepare students with future-ready skills and enable them to explore new opportunities in the rapidly developing fields of quantum computing and artificial intelligence.
This year also saw the introduction of the Learning Excellence in Andhra Pradesh (LEAP) model from the academic year 2025–26, with renewed emphasis on play-based learning, Basic Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) and the adoption of AI-powered assessment tools to improve learning outcomes.
Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Nara Lokesh announced the LEAP initiative in an apparent bid to address poor learning outcomes highlighted by the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), which showed significant gaps in basic reading, maths and critical thinking among students in the state, indicating that many young students rely on rote memorization.
To actively involve parents in the academic development of their children, the state organized a large-scale Parent Teacher Meet (PTM) on 10 July 2025, which was reportedly attended by more than 15 lakh parents and teachers. In addition, Andhra Pradesh created a Guinness World Record by hosting the world’s largest PTM.
In a parallel initiative, a major teacher recruitment exercise was launched under DSC-2025 and more than 16,000 teaching vacancies in government, municipal and special schools were filled, thus fulfilling the long-term demand of many teacher aspirants.
The implementation of teacher transfers (67,732) and promotions (4,477) has greatly helped the school education authorities to some extent to address the concerns among teachers.
In what was seen as a remedy to the vexing problem of teachers’ workloads due to the many apps they were expected to run alongside their teaching duties, the government approved the Unified School Education digital app in February to replace nearly 45 separate apps for teachers.
Officials said the initiative aims to reduce the administrative burden on teachers, streamline data entry and improve real-time engagement with teachers, parents and administrators through a single digital interface.
But teachers’ unions argue that the workload hasn’t been significantly reduced because the single app hasn’t reduced the number of components teachers have to upload.
Introducing a new standardized government school uniform in cream and olive green, consciously designed to be neutral and non-political, enhancing inclusivity and adoption of NCERT-aligned bilingual curriculum enriched with digital content with QR code to strengthen basic literacy, numeracy, digital skills and teaching competencies from 1-March in all classes.
The enactment of the Andhra Pradesh Teacher Transfer Regulation Act, 2025, which was brought into force on April 9, was a major development that introduced a statutory web-based guidance system for teacher transfers, replacing ad hoc procedures. After consultation with teacher stakeholders, it established clear norms based on pupil-teacher ratios, service requirements, counseling posts and penalties for false documentation.
The second half of the year witnessed the expansion of technological and civic education. AI, STEM and Robotics Labs were inaugurated in 50 CSR-supported government schools and candidates who qualified in DSC were given appointment letters in September.
December ended with the launch of FLN’s 75-day mission, 100-day action plan for SSC students and the launch of ‘Mustab’, a new initiative on student hygiene, discipline, self-confidence and leadership.
Despite the breadth and ambition of the reforms, teachers’ unions and local educators have expressed concern about the difficulty of keeping up with the academic calendar.
Published – 31 Dec 2025 20:37 IST
