National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 | Whats New on NEP 2020
The new policy would also see an overhaul of the system in place in higher education.
New Education Policy: Highlights
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
*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 Language
*Virtual Labs
*National Educational Technology Forum (NETF)
*Digitally Equipping Schools, Teachers and Students
*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 Board Regulatory Framework
*Public Investment in Education Sector to reach 6% of GDP at the earliest
Major Reforms: Higher Education
*50% Gross Enrollment Ration by 2035
*Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education- Flexibility of Subjects
*Multiple Entry/Exit
*UG Programme - 3 or 4 years
*PG pgrogramme - 1 or 2 years
*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 College
*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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