Education system of East India

The East India, has a large and growing population, a population that may be one of the largest in the world. To manage such a large population and make sure most of them manage to work and earn a living, we provide education via numerous government institutions and in this bulletin, we will be explaining how the education works in East India (not to be confused with actual India, the education system in india sucks a lot ngl).

Institutions

The government of East India completely funds the education of students and controls all institutions, with limited autonomy to all the schools, colleges and institutes.

There are numerous boards in the nation, that administer schools with different rules and regulations in each. Each board is controlled by a different government institution.

There are 10 state boards, funded and owned by their respective state governments. These boards can open schools only in their respective states and can open schools in other states with special permissions only. They have their own autonomous system of education, which is mostly similar, except some bureaucratic differences and the science subject, being bifurcated in Life science and Physical science and them having special permissions to forcibly impose their state's official language as a compulsory subject, unlike other boards. These boards are namely:

1. Uttar Pradesh Board (UP) 
2. Bihar Board (Bihar) 
3. Madhya Pradesh Board (MP) 
4. Orissa Board (Odisha) 
5. Bengal Board (Bengal) 
6. Mizoram Board (Mizoram)
7. Burma Board (Burma, additionally operates in Eastern Agency)
8. Kachin Board (Kachin) 
9. Shan Board (Shan) 
10. Andaman Nicobar Board (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

Mizoram board conducts exams

There are also 22 autonomous Boards, which are funded by the state government, but controlled by autonomous regions in the states. These autonomous boards are:

1. Assam Board (UAMA) 
2. Khasi Board (UAMA) 
3. Garo Board (UAMA) 
4. Jaintia Hills Board (UAMA) 
5. Bodoland Board (UAMA) 
6. Karbi Anglong Board (UAMA) 
7. Dima Hasao Board (UAMA) 
8. Gorkha Board (Bengal) 
9. Tripuri Board (Bengal)
10. Chakma Board (Bengal and Mizoram) 
11. Lai Board (Mizoram)
12. Mara Board (Mizoram) 
13. Mon Board (Eastern Agency) 
14. Karen Board (Eastern Agency) 
15. Thai Board (Eastern Agency) 
16. Naga Board (Nagaland-Manipur) 
17. Manipuri Board (Nagaland-Manipur)
18. Bhutan Board (Bhutan-Sikkim) 
19. Sikkim Board (Bhutan-Sikkim)
20. Gondi Board (Madhya Pradesh)
21. Santhal Board (Bengal and Bihar) 
22. Munda Board (Bihar)

Finally there are centrally operated boards, which are operated partially or completely by government:

Central Board of Matriculate Education (wholly owned by the government of East India, they can open schools anywhere in the country. They are the largest board of education by school count)
East Indian Secondary Board (Owned by a joint board of top east Indian universities)

The Central Board of Matriculate Education

This is the largest and the most influential board in the nation. This operates schools from kindergarten to grade 12, and has the standard K-12 level of education. 

Kindergarten

The education starts with Kindergarten:

1. Kindergarten 1
2. Kindergarten 2
3. Kindergarten 3

In the kindergarten, students are taught the basics of languages and their environment. The medium of language is English. Kindergarten is optional through and the parents may choose to not admit them in one.

Schooling

After kindergarten, following pattern continues:

1. Grade 1 (Students are introduced to 5 hours of school) 
2. Grade 2 
3. Grade 3 
4. Grade 4 
5. Grade 5 (students appear for an elementary board exam, conducted by the government)
6. Grade 6 (students are made to choose a third language, alongside English and the language of the state they live in, third language can but is not limited to include mother tongue of an immigrant child, a foreign language they prefer, a liturgical language like Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali, Arabic, Latin, etc) 
7. Grade 7
8. Grade 8 (students appear for sub-secondary board exam)
9. Grade 9 (students are made to choose one language between their second and third language, and four subjects which includes subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Applied Mathematics, Standard Mathematics, history, Geography, Political Science, Economics, etc, and three more additional subjects, which include computer science, painting, music, dance, physical education, etc) 
10. Grade 10 (students appear for a government sponsored Matriculation Board Exam) 
11. Grade 11 (students are made to remove one subject from their four subjects and one from their additional subjects)
12. Grade 12 (students appear for higher secondary exam, end of school education)

Subject Pattern

Grade 1-5

The subjects for Grade 1-5 are divided into two categories. First category subjects and second category subjects. 

The first category subjects are traditional subjects, listed below:

1. English (1st Language)
2. 2nd Language (Any language available in school or enforced by the state government)
3. Science
4. Social Studies (known as Environmental science in Kindergarten) 
5. Mathematics

The below ones are second category subjects:

1. Computer
2. Painting
3. Physical Education
4. Music or performing arts

Class 1-5 are demotion free classes. A student can only fail the class if the parents voluntarily wish to demote their child. 

Grade 6-8

In class 6,7 and 8, students again have two categories. 

The first category has following subjects:

1. English 
2. Second Language
3. Third language (any language the student wishes to opt or state regulations)
4. Science
5. Mathematics 
6. Social studies

The second category has the subjects:

1. Computer
2. Painting
3. Physical education
4. Music or performing arts

Class 6 and 7 are demotion free classes, but one must score a 35% in every subject of both categories. If one fails to pass three or less subjects, they appear for retest and if someone fails in four subjects, they are failed. 

Grade 9-12

Grade 9 to twelve also follow the first and second category subjects patter, however have different subjects in first category except languages.  

First category subjects:

1. English
2. Second or third language from previous year
3. Any subject
4. Any subject
5. Any subject 
6. Any subject (you may omitt any one subject among these after 10th boards) 

Subjects that are available for first category are:

• Physics (50% in science) 
• Chemistry (50% in science) 
• Biology (50% in science) 
• Mathematics (50% in math) 
• Business studies (35% in math) 
• Accountancy (35% in math)
• History (35% in SST)
• Geography (35% in SST)
• Political Science (35% in SST) 
• Economics (35% in SST and Math) 

Second category 

• Music (50% in music) 
• Performing arts (50% in pa) 
• Painting (50% in painting) 
• Physical education (no cutoff) 
• Computer (no cutoff) 
• Applied mathematics (35% in math and science) 

Exam pattern is same as eighth grade. 

High school students in Burma

University

Students get to choose various subjects after 12th grade in various colleges. 

The duration of university education is three years, but can extend to five or seven, depending on student preferences. 

Student life in East India

Life of students in East India is relatively better than other nations, but still needs significant improvement. 

School hours are 8 hours in total, where 4 hours are for normal school periods and 4 hours are free periods, where students can clear doubts, play with friends, chat, roam around the school and its neighbourhood surf internet in phones, etc. 4 hours are not compulsory to stay though, and the student may leave after just 4 hours of class. 

Students are charged for public trolleybus, tramway and bus services but are provided with free mid day meals, subsidied books and free education. The average student stays in the same section for many years if subject change does not occur.

Schools are very large, few in number with respect to other nations and the teacher student ratio of a class is 1:35. The literacy rate of the nation is 99%.

Students also have their interesting student councils, where every school elects members from each class to a school council. They discuss and represent suggestions or resolutions to the school administration. This happens for students of classes 6-12.

All schools are nationalised and operated by the government. Any money earned via purchases from the school that include extra food from canteen, study material and a small fee all go directly to the government of East India or their respective state governments. Yet, schools have high autonomy in terms of teaching style and student strikes are rampant due to election rigging, corrupt school administration at many cases, poor sanitation and so on. Over 93 schools out of the 200k schools report school bunks every day, which often leads to exams being postponed, teachers being fired and overall loss to school property. 

In popular culture, student life and teachers are highly appreciated, often portrayed as comedic and annoying groups of people but hardworking and people with hard lives at the same time. 

Kolkata students protest against vote rigging in school council.