Meghalaya has approved the Meghalaya School Education (School Complex) Rules, 2026, to introduce a nodal school framework aimed at improving coordination among educational institutions and simplifying students’ transition between different levels of schooling.
Addressing media persons after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said the state has 9,244 lower primary schools, 2,396 upper primary schools, 1,755 secondary schools and 532 higher secondary schools.
Under the proposed framework, existing schools may be voluntarily linked to designated nodal schools to facilitate coordination, admissions and transfers. The initiative is expected to reduce procedural difficulties faced by students, particularly the repeated requirements for admission and transfer certificates when moving from one level of education to another.
Sangma clarified that the framework would not involve the establishment of new schools or the compulsory integration of existing institutions. Instead, it would focus on strengthening coordination among schools through a structured system.
He added that the number of schools to be covered under the first phase of implementation has not yet been finalised.