Rajasthan

• 03 Feb 2024

Rajasthan to Start Prerana Schools

Why in News?

The Rajasthan government is planning to develop Prerana schools, learning from the experience of Mehsana district of Gujarat.

Key Points

• The objective is to give students exposure by interaction with different students, learning about technological advancements, life skills among other skills.
• The initiative started by the Ministry of Education, Prerana: An Experiential Learning programme, aims to offer a meaningful, unique and inspiring experience to all participants, empowering them with leadership qualities.
• The Prerana programme currently running in a vernacular school in Gujarat is a week-long residential programme for selected students of Class IX to XII.
• It is an experiential and inspirational learning programme for students with the best-in-class technology where heritage meets innovation.
• For this initiative, 20 selected students which include 10 boys, and 10 girls attend the program there, every week from various parts of the country. For this school, the curriculum has been prepared by IIT.