UP’s ‘Learning by Doing’ is gaining ground: 5 lessons it can learn from Germany

In Uttar Pradesh, government schools are quietly revolutionising education through the Learning by Doing programme. By replacing rote learning with hands-on skills—from wiring circuits to growing vegetables—students in Classes 6 to 8 are engaging deeply with real-world tasks. Inspired in spirit by Germany’s dual system, LBD aims to make foundational skill-building an intrinsic part of mainstream learning.