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
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National
Policy on Education (NPE), 1986
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NPE
1986 Modified in 1992 (Program of Action, 1992)
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T.S.R. Subramaniam Committee Report (27 May,
2016)
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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 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
• 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
• 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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