यह गाइड हिंदी में पढ़ें: स्कूल अनुभव: पाठ योजना, पोर्टफोलियो, जर्नल
Course 7 – School Experience is the practical heart of the NIOS Bridge Course. It carries 100 marks and 4 credits, is monitored by the nearest DIET and needs at least 80% attendance during the 20-day programme. The full description is in Annexure 2 of the official Programme Guide; records are submitted through the Bridge Course portal.
| Component | What you submit | Marks | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Planning and teaching lessons | 40 lesson plans (10 each in four subjects, any 5 per subject assessed) – 40 marks, plus a Portfolio of 5 best practices (5 × 2 = 10 marks) | 50 | 2 |
| 2. Activities and Workshop Record | 5 mandatory activities (5 × 5 marks) with records | 25 | 1 |
| 3. Reflective Journal | 1 entry per day for 20 days (20 marks) + overall summary report (5 marks) | 25 | 1 |
| Total | 100 | 4 |
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Learning outcomes of School Experience
- To experience the school in its totality – classroom teaching, school activities and interaction with parents.
- To innovate within the existing system.
- To conduct meaningful classroom activities through careful selection and organisation.
- To reflect critically on one’s own school experience and keep records.
- To assess different aspects of children’s learning, not only achievement.
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Component 1: 40 lesson plans
- At least 40 lessons in a primary school: 10 each in Language-I, Language-II, Mathematics and The World Around Us.
- A separate lesson plan for every lesson taught, kept in a file for each subject.
- Any 5 lessons per subject are assessed, 10 marks per subject (4 × 10 = 40 marks).
- Planning should engage critically with the textbook and other sources and include questions that assess prior knowledge, build understanding and improve your own teaching.
- You work under general and subject supervision from faculty, who also assess you.
What a good lesson plan contains
- Class, subject, topic and number of periods
- Curricular goal, competency and learning outcome
- Teaching-learning material and resources
- Stages: engage, explore–explain, elaborate, extend, evaluate
- Questions for assessment and children’s responses
- Reflection: what worked, what changes next time
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Component 2: Portfolio (5 best practices)
A portfolio is a collection of your work samples that shows five of your best practices. It presents your professional identity, beliefs and approach to teaching. According to the Programme Guide, it can include:
- list of courses, syllabi and assignment descriptions
- description of class activities and a summary of students’ assignments
- samples of student work and learning resources
- teacher-development activities, a teacher profile and a write-up on your professional journey
- photographs, worksheets you developed and community resources
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Component 3: Activities and Workshop Record (5 mandatory activities)
You organise activities and workshops with children – children’s play, art, craft, music, yoga, physical education and well-being – and maintain records. Any five of the following eight activities are mandatory (5 × 5 = 25 marks):
| Task | Official activity |
|---|---|
| Task 1 | Select at least five samples of visual arts created by you and use them in teaching one subject; reflect on integrating Arts in Education and submit a report. |
| Task 2 | Select at least five types of performing-arts activities, use them in teaching one subject, reflect and report. |
| Task 3 | Plan and report: integrate Health and Physical Education with any one subject (role-play, games, songs, posters). |
| Task 4 | Conduct physical fitness tests (short runs, distance run, sit-ups, push-ups, jumps) and write a report on objectives and benefits. |
| Task 5 | Prepare a scrapbook on a theme such as communicable diseases and malnutrition diseases common in school children. |
| Task 6 | Select at least ten poems or rhymes in any subject, use them in class, reflect on integrating Music in Education and report. |
| Task 7 | Design two play-based activities that promote cooperation, sharing and communication; report on feedback, strategies for including shy and Divyang children, and how you assessed effectiveness. |
| Task 8 | Practise Yoga with children (asanas, pranayam, Surya Namaskar, meditation) and write an experiential report. |
The guide also lists Materials and Manipulatives (children’s play, Jaadui Pitara, art and craft) as part of this component.
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Component 4: Reflective Journal
Write one entry every day for 20 days plus an overall summary report. A journal has some description and more reflection and analysis. Description covers your pedagogy, management issues and psychological and social issues; analysis explains what you did and why, and links it with the theory courses. The aim is to show your growth over time – responding to supervisors’ comments and improving quality and regularity.
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Attendance, supervision and timeline
- 80% attendance is mandatory in the 20-day School Experience.
- Assessment is monitored by the nearest DIET; if no functional DIET is available, a Principal/Headmaster of a Secondary/Higher Secondary school with a primary section in the same block monitors it, as decided by NIOS.
- The School Experience and the 10 online contact days both take place in weeks 9 to 21 of the academic calendar.
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Guide books and official reference documents mentioned in the Programme Guide
The Programme Guide itself points teachers to the following official documents and platforms. Keep them at hand while studying and while preparing your assignments:
| Resource | What it is used for |
|---|---|
| NIOS Programme Guide (Bridge Course) | Rules, fee, credits, assessment scheme, passing criteria, curriculum (Annexure 1), school experience (Annexure 2), contact-class schedule (Annexure 3) and the official task list (Annexure 4). |
| NEP 2020 (National Education Policy 2020) | Course 2 – Task 1 asks for a critical analysis; also the policy base for Language-I and Language-II. |
| NCF-FS 2022 (National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage) | Curricular goals, competencies and pedagogy for the foundational stage; used in Courses 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. |
| NCF-SE 2023 (National Curriculum Framework for School Education) | School-education framework; used for the curricular and pedagogic recommendation reports in Courses 4, 5 and 6. |
| NCERT / state-board textbooks (including Our Wondrous World for The World Around Us) | Textbook-analysis tasks in Courses 3, 4, 5 and 6. |
| NIOS e-Self Learning Material (e-SLM) | Digital study material for all six theory courses, provided in digital format. Programme Guide link: nios.ac.in/online-course-material.aspx and the new Bridge Course website. |
| NIOS YouTube channel and live video programmes | Video tutorials and live sessions that support the self-learning material. |
| Jaadui Pitara / e-Jaadui Pitara | Play-based learning material; used in Courses 4, 5 and 6 tasks and in the school-experience activities. |
| DIKSHA portal and SWAYAM portal | Video-analysis tasks (Courses 4, 5, 6) and digital reading resources for Language-I. |
| PARAKH assessment / report cards | Course 2 Task 7 and Course 6 Section B Task 3 – filling sample report cards and building worksheets as per PARAKH guidelines. |
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Frequently asked questions
How many lesson plans do I need?
At least 40: 10 each in Language-I, Language-II, Mathematics and The World Around Us. Five lessons per subject are assessed.
How many marks does School Experience carry?
100 marks and 4 credits: lessons and portfolio 50, activities 25 and reflective journal 25.
How many activities are mandatory?
Any 5 of the 8 listed activities, worth 5 marks each.
How long should the journal be?
There is no fixed length. You need one analytical entry every day for 20 days and an overall summary report.
Official links and study resources
- Official Bridge Course portal (registration, dashboard, notices): https://bridge.nios.ac.in/
- Official Programme Guide (PDF): Programme-Guide-Teachers.pdf
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Please note: This article is based on the official NIOS Programme Guide and the Bridge Course portal and was last checked on 14 November 2026. Dates, fees and notices can change, so always confirm on the official portal. GyanTech Guru Ji is an independent study-support channel and is not part of NIOS.
