As envisaged in NEP-2020, the new curricular and pedagogical structure for school education is

The new curricular and pedagogical structure for school education follows a five, three, three, four design covering foundational, preparatory, middle and secondary stages.

The five, three, two, two arrangement misstates the length of the middle and secondary stages.

The two, five, three, four order wrongly begins with a two-year stage and rearranges the phases.

The two, five, three, two design likewise does not reflect the policy's stage structure.

The foundational stage of five years spans early childhood care and the first grades together.

This structure aligns schooling stages with the developmental needs of different age groups.