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National Education Policy 2020: All You Need to Know

PUBLISH DATE 29th July 2020

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the New Education Policy (NEP). One of the major decision, the Cabinet has renamed the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) as the Ministry of Education.

The decision of changing the name of the ministry was done as per the recommendations listed in the draft on new education policy, which suggested it to bring the focus back on education and learning.

The new policy would also see an overhaul of the system in place in higher education.

New Education Policy: Highlights

  1. Existing 10+2 Structure to be modified to 5+3+3+4 structure where the first three years would be formative play school years of nurser and Kindergarden. The structure would cover ages of 3 to 18 years of age.
  2. Foundational State of 3 and 2 years would include play school and Grades 1 and 2, Preparatory Stages of Grade 3 to 5, Middle School of Grades 6 to 8 and Secondary Stage of Grades 9 to 12. 

Outcomes of NEP 2020

* Universalization from ECCE to Secondary Education by 2030, aligning with SDG4
* Attaining Foundational Learning & Numeracy Skills through National Mission by 2025
* 100% GER in Pre-School to Secondary Level by 2030
* Bring Back 2Cr out of School Children
* Teachers to be prepared for assessment reforms by 2023
* Inclusive & Equitable Education System by 2030
* Board Exams to test core concepts and application of knowledge
* Every Child will come out of School adept in at least one Skill
* Common Standards of Learning in Public & Private Schools

Major Reforms: School Education

  • Board exams will be low stakes & test actual knowledge instead of rote learning
  • Mother tongue to be a medium of instruction till 5th grade
  • Report cards will be a comprehensive report on skills and capabilities instead of just marks and statements
  • National mission to focus on basic literacy and basic numeracy
  • Major changes in the pedagogical structure of curriculum with no rigid separation between streams
  • All separations between vocational and academic and curricular and extra-curricular will also be removed

* New National Curriculum Framework for ECE, School, Teachers and Adult Education
* Board Examination will be Low Stakes, Based on Knowledge Application
* Medium of Instruction till at least Grade 5, and preferably till Grade 8 and beyond in Home Language/ Mother tongue/ Regional Language
* 360 degree Holistic Progress Card of Child
* Tracking Student Progress for Achieving Learning Outcomes
* National assessment center - PARAKH
* NTA to offer Common Entrance Exam for Admission TO HEIs
* National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST)
* Book Promotion Policy and Digital Libraries
* Transparent online self disclosure for public oversight and accountability
* Universalization of Early Childhood Care Education (ECCE)
* National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy
* 5+3+3+4 Curricular and Pedagogical Structure
* Curriculum to integrate 21st Century Skills, Mathematical Thinking and Scientific temper
* No Rigid Separation between Arts & Sciences, between Curricular and extra-Curricular activities, between Vocational and Academic streams
* Education of Gifted Children
* Gender Inclusion Fund
* KGBVs upto Grade 12
* Reduction in Curriculum to Core Concepts
* Vocational integration from Class 6 onwards

Use of Technology

  1. * Us of Technology in
  2. * Education Planning
  3. * Teaching Learning & Assessment
  4. * Administration & Management
  5. * Regulation- Self Disclosure & Minimum Human Interface
  6. * Increasing Access for Disadvantaged Groups
  7. * Divyang Friendly Education Software
  8. * e-Content in Regional Language
  9. * Virtual Labs
  10. * National Educational Technology Forum (NETF)
  11. * Digitally Equipping Schools, Teachers and Students
  12. * Graded Autonomy: Academic, Administrative & Financial
  13. * Phasing out Affiliation System in 15 years
  14. * National Mission on Mentoring
  15. * Independent Board of Governors (BoG)
  16. * Single Regulator for Higher Education (excluding Legal and Medical)
  17. * On-line Self Disclosure based Transparent System for Approvals in place of 'Inspections'
  18. * Common Norms for Public and Private HEIs
  19. * Private Philanthropic Partnership
  20. * Fee fixation within Board Regulatory Framework
  21. * Public Investment in Education Sector to reach 6% of GDP at the earliest

Major Reforms: Higher Education

  1. * 50% Gross Enrolment Ration by 2035
  2. * Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education- Flexibility of Subjects
  3. * Multiple Entry/Exit
  4. * UG Programme - 3 or 4 years
  5. * PG pgrogramme - 1 or 2 years
  6. * Integrated 5 year bachelor's/Master's
  7. * M Phil to be discontinued
  8. * Credit Transfer and Academic Bank of Credits
  9. * HEIs: Research Intensive/ Teaching Intensive Universities and Autonomous Degree Granting College
  10. *Model Multidisciplinary Education and Research University (MERU)

* The present Education Policy was adopted in 1986 which have been continued till date that is for last 34 years

* The country got the education policy after 34 years

* The Union Cabinet, chaired by the PM himself, has approved the Draft of National Education Policy today morning.

* The Cabinet has also accepted the puposal of changing name of MHRD to Education Ministry.

* The vision of creating an education system that contributes directly to transforming the country, providing high-quality education to all, and making India a global knowledge superpower.

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