OSC Out of School Children Enrollment Drive 2025–26: Full Guidelines Released

Guidelines to OSC Out of School Children Enrollment Drive 2025-26

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has launched the OSC (Out of School Children) Enrollment Drive 2025–26 under Samagra Shiksha as per Rc.No: SS-22021/10/2025-OSC SEC-SSA of Samagra Shiksha, AP Dt:21/06/2025 to ensure 100% school enrollment of all eligible children across the state. As per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, a one-month door-to-door campaign is initiated from the school reopening date, 12th June 2025, to identify and enroll school-age children (6–14 years).

🎯 Objectives of OSC Enrollment Drive 2025–26

💯 Achieve 100% enrollment of all eligible school-age children.
🚸 Identify and bring back dropout students.
🏫 Ensure no child is left out of school in the 6–14 age group.
📢 Raise awareness about educational schemes and student benefits.

🚀 Implementation Strategy

The drive will be implemented with support from:

Welfare & Education Assistants
CRMT (Cluster Resource Mobile Teachers)
IERPs (Inclusive Education Resource Persons)
Anganwadi Workers
Part-time instructors under Samagra Shiksha

📈 Expected Outcomes

Increased enrollment in government and aided schools.
Reduced dropout rates.
Improved awareness among parents about free education and schemes.
Stronger community participation in children’s education.

🗺️ Detailed Plan of Action

📌 Phase 1: Planning & Awareness

District-level convergence meetings with all line departments.
Display of banners/posters about facilities in government schools.
Organize rallies, awareness campaigns, and slogan displays.
Explain schemes like:
- Thalliki Vandanam
- Dokka Seethamma Midday Meal Scheme
- SRK Vidyarthi Mitra Kits
Habitation-wise enumeration and allotment to volunteers.

📌 Phase 2: Door-to-Door Campaign

Involve Parent Committees, community elders, and volunteers.
Identify school-age children and enroll them in nearby schools.
Provide SRKVM Kits to admitted students.
Assess academic standards and record data in the prescribed format.

📌 Phase 3: Monitoring & Declaration

Headmasters and Parent Committees must declare full enrollment.
Submit daily enrollment progress reports to higher authorities.

📋 Roles & Responsibilities

🔹 DEOs & APCs (District Educational Officers & Additional Project Coordinators)

Conduct district-level meetings.
Visit mandals, monitor daily progress, and review reports.
Ensure no other duties are assigned to enumerators during the drive.

🔹 Additional Project Coordinators

Appoint monitoring officers at the division level.
Collect and compile daily reports from MEOs.

🔹 DyEOs (Deputy Educational Officers)

Conduct mandal-level orientations.
Cross-verify data, visit mandals, and monitor progress.

🔹 Sectoral & Asst. Sectoral Officers

Visit 4–5 mandals daily, ensure quality data, and guide enumerators.

🔹 Deputy Inspector (Urdu)

Ensure minority habitations are covered.
Motivate parents and monitor Urdu schools’ participation.

🔹 MEOs (Mandal Educational Officers)

Conduct convergence meetings at mandal level.
Allot habitations and monitor daily activities.
Review and submit consolidated reports to DPO.

🔹 Enumerators

Conduct door-to-door surveys.
Identify and enroll children.
Submit daily reports and motivate parents.

🔹 Ward Education & Welfare Assistants

Support enumerators with accurate data.
Declare all children in their area are enrolled.

📢 Awareness & Publicity

Conduct education awareness camps.
Develop posters and short films on educational benefits.
Involve print/electronic media & youth influencers.
Highlight success stories and role models to inspire enrollment.

✅ Key Schemes to Highlight

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Thalliki Vandanam
🍽️ Dokka Seethamma Midday Meal (PM POSHAN)
🎒 SRKVM Kits
🏫 Free education in private schools for BPL families (25% RTE quota)
🏠 Residential hostels for minority and deprived children
📚 Training programs for teachers and MEOs

🔔 Important Instructions

Ensure focus on SC/ST & Minority habitations.
Enumerators must not submit false data.
DEOs & MEOs should not assign additional duties during the drive.
Daily reporting to the State Project Office (SPO) is mandatory.

📅 Deadline: Enroll All Out-of-School Children by 12th July 2025

All District Educational Officers, MEOs, Village Education Welfare Assistants, and Ward Volunteers are requested to ensure 100% enrollment of all out-of-school and dropout children in Government Schools / KGBVs / Residential Schools.

📤 Submit compliance report to SPO without fail.

📝 Tags:

#OSCEnrollmentDrive2025 #APSamagraShiksha #OutOfSchoolChildren #EducationForAll #ThallikiVandanam #MiddayMealScheme #SRKVMKits #APGovtEducationSchemes #EnrollmentDriveGuidelines #UniversalEducationAccess

Download Enrollment Drive Out-Of-School Children Proceedings Click Here