Nepal updates school lessons to include AI and local knowledge
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Nepal’s government began a nationwide review of its school curriculum for students in Grades 1 to 12, seeking input from teachers, parents, and communities.
Education Minister Sasmit Pokharel announced the decision to revise the National Curriculum Framework from 2019, aiming for lessons that are more practical and relevant to current challenges. A task force, led by Kathmandu University professor Balchandra Luitel, is travelling to all 77 districts to gather recommendations.
The Curriculum Development Centre plans to use feedback from these consultations to shape new textbooks and teaching materials for the country’s nearly seven million students. The review focuses on twelve key areas including artificial intelligence, disaster preparedness, entrepreneurship, and indigenous knowledge systems. Participants in the consultations have consistently requested a curriculum that reduces academic pressure and better prepares students for jobs and practical life.
They also want the government to formally include artificial intelligence and digital literacy, while strengthening the teaching of local knowledge and traditions. The task force expects to finish gathering input by September 16, then begin drafting the new curriculum.
