KOHIMA, APRIL 25 (MExN): The Nagaland Directorate for School Education has informed of the minimum number of working and instructional hours in an academic year for all government schools in the state. It stated that the minimum number of working days in an academic year will be 200 days for classes 1-5 and 220 days for classes 6-8. Instructional Hours in an academic year will be 800 hours for classes 1-5 and 1000 hours for classes 6-8. The minimum number of working hours per week for teachers will be 45, including preparation hours. The notification further informed that class routine fulfilling the norms has been prepared for uniformity and that the routine shall come into force in all government schools after the summer break of 2014.
