India, May 13 -- In yet another change under the National Education Policy (NEP), instructions have been issued for a major restructuring of the state school system wherein class 5 will now be clubbed with classes 1 to 4 to form the 'primary' section; class 8 will be clubbed with classes 5 to 7 to form the 'upper primary' section; and classes 9 and 10 will constitute the 'secondary' section.

Effectively, the new structure of the state school system will comprise the primary (classes 1 to 5), upper primary (classes 6 to 8), and secondary (classes 9 and 10) sections. Under the revised system, it will be mandatory for students from classes 1 to 5 to attend schools located within a one-kilometre radius from their homes. To facilitate this, t...