Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Statement I:NEP 2020 modifies the 10+2 structure into a 5+4+4+3 structure covering ages 3 to 18.

Statement II:Before the age of 5 every child will move to a preparatory class or Balvatika with an ECCE-qualified teacher.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Explanation

NEP 2020 restructures schooling into a 5+3+3+4 design covering ages 3 to 18, not the 5+4+4+3 grouping named in Statement 1.

The foundational, preparatory, middle and secondary stages follow this 5+3+3+4 sequence.

Statement 2 is correct because before Grade 1 every child is to enter a preparatory class or Balvatika led by an ECCE-qualified teacher.

This brings early childhood care and education formally into the school structure.

The error in the first statement lies only in the wrong grouping of years, not in the age span.

The foundational stage combines three years of preschool with Grades 1 and 2.

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