National Education Policy 2020

 Major Transformational Reforms in Education Sector

 

Evolution of Education Policy

•          University Education Commission (1948-49)

•          Secondary Education Commission (1952-53)

•          Education Commission (1964-66) under Dr. D.S. Kothari

•          National Policy on Education, 1968

•          42nd Constitutional Amendment,1976-Education in Concurrent List

•          National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986

•          NPE 1986 Modified in 1992 (Program of Action, 1992)

•           T.S.R. Subramaniam Committee Report (27 May, 2016)

•           Dr. K. Kasturirangan Committee Report (31 May, 2019)

 

NEP 2020 : Consultation Process

•       Online : www.MyGov.in   (26.01.2015 – 31.10.2015)    

•       Nearly 2.5 lakhs Gram Panchayats, 6600 Blocks, 6000 ULBs, 676 Districts  (May- Oct. 2015)            

•       Draft NEP, 2019 Summary in 22 languages/Audio Book

•       Education Dialogue with MPs (AP, Kerala, Telangana, TN, Puducherry, Karnataka & Odisha)

•       Special Meeting of CABE (21.09.2019)

•       Parliamentary Standing Committee on HRD on 07.11.2019

 

Major Reforms : School Education

 

•       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 21^st 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

•       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

 Major Reforms (Higher Education)

•       50 % Gross Enrolment Ratio by 2035

•       Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education -Flexibility of Subjects

•       Multiple Entry / Exit

•       UG Program -  3 or 4 year

•       PG Program  – 1 or 2 year 

•       Integrated 5 year Bachelor’s / Master’s

•       M Phil to be discontinued

•       Credit Transfer  and Academic Bank of Credits

•       HEIs : Research Intensive/Teaching Intensive Universities and Autonomous  Degree Granting Colleges 

•       Model Multidisciplinary Education and Research University (MERU)(every  District)

•       Graded Autonomy : Academic, Administrative & Financial

•       Phasing out Affiliation System in 15 years

•       National Mission on Mentoring

•       Independent Board of Governors (BoG)

•       Single Regulator for Higher Education (excluding Legal and Medical)

•       On-line Self Disclosure based Transparent System for Approvals in place of ‘Inspections’

•       Common Norms for Public and Private HEIs

•       Private Philanthropic Partnership

•       Fee fixation within Broad Regulatory Framework

•       Public Investment in Education Sector to  reach 6% of GDP at the earliest

•       National Research Foundation (NRF)

•       Internationalisation of Education

•       Integration of Vocational, Teacher and Professional Education

•       Setting up of New Quality HEIs has been made Easier

•       Standalone HEIs and Professional Education Institutions will evolve into Multidisciplinary

•       Special Education Zone for Disadvantaged Regions

•       National Institute for Pali, Persian and Prakrit

•       National Educational Technology Forum (NETF)

•       MHRD to be renamed as M/o Education

 

Indian Knowledge Systems, Languages, Cultures and Values

•       Focus on Literature & Scientific Vocabulary of Indian Languages

•       Language Faculty

•       Research on Languages

•       Strengthening National Institutes for promotion of Classical Languages & Literature

•       Indian Institute of Translation and Interpretation (IITI)

•       Cultural Awareness of our Indian Knowledge Systems

•       Promoting Traditional Arts / Lok Vidya

•       HEI / School or School Complex to have Artist(s)-in-Residence

 

Use of Technology

•       Use of Technology in

•       Education Planning

•       Teaching, Learning & Assessment

•       Administration & Management

•       Regulation - Self Disclosure & Minimum Human Interface

•       Increasing Access for Disadvantaged Groups

•       Divyang Friendly Education Software

•       e-Content in Regional Languages

•       Virtual Labs

•       National Educational Technology Forum (NETF)

•       Digitally Equipping Schools, Teachers and Students

  

Outcome 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 2 Cr  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

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