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To engage students during their stay at home amid COVID-19 through educational activities with the help of parents and teachers, the alternative academic calendars (ACC) for students, parents and teachers for all the classes I-XII has been developed by the NCERT under the guidance of the Ministry of Education.
AAC for the next eight weeks for the secondary stage has been released by the Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ virtually today.
Alternative Academic Calendar (AAC) for four weeks and next eight weeks for primary and upper primary stages had already been released. AAC for secondary and higher secondary stages for four weeks had also been released earlier by the ministry.
Speaking on the occasion Pokhriyal said that the calendar provides guidelines to teachers on the use of various technological tools and social media tools available for imparting education in fun-filled, interesting ways, which can be used by students, parents and teachers even while at home.
