The programme is aligned to the following key recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020.

• Multidisciplinary and holistic education
• Clearly defined learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter
• Building connections between classroom learning and real life
• No hard separation of content in terms of curricular, extra-curricular, or co-curricular areas, and between arts and sciences, to enable holistic learning
• Art integration programme based on a common pedagogical framework across subjects
• 21st century skills (critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration)
• Building life skills, ethics, human & constitutional values, and rootedness and pride in India and its culture
• Regular formative assessments along with adaptive assessments to track and individualize learning
• Extensive use of technology in teaching and learning
• Teacher training and continuous professional development