National Education Policy 2020

The GoI has made a paradigm shift in its previous education system. Universal high-quality education is the best way forward for developing and maximizing our country's rich talents and resources for the good of the individual, the society, the country, and the world.  The purpose of the education system is to develop good human beings capable of rational thought and action, possessing compassion and empathy, courage and resilience, scientific temper, and creative imagination, with sound ethical moorings and values. It aims at producing engaged, productive, and contributing citizens for building an equitable, inclusive, and plural society as envisaged by our Constitution. The NEP 2020 envisions an education system rooted in Indian ethos that contributes directly to transforming India, that is Bharat. It aims to provide a high-quality education to all and to make India a global knowledge superpower.

Evolution of Education Policy –

·         University Education Commission ( 1948-49 )

·         Secondary Education Commission ( 1952-53 )

·         Education Commission ( 1964-66 ) under Dr. D S Khothari

·         National Policy on Education, 1968

·         42^nd 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. Subramanian Committee Report ( 27 May 2016 )

·         Dr. K. Kasturirangam Committee Report ( 31 May 2019 )

NEP 2020: Constitutional Process –

·         Online: www.MyGov.in ( 26-01-2015 to 31-10-2015 )

·         Nearly 2.5 Lakh Gram Panchayats, 6600 Blocks, 6000mULBs, 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: Higher Education –

·         50% GER ( Gross Enrolment Ratio ) by 2035

·         Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education – Flexibility of Subjects

·         Multiple Entry/Exit –

1.       UG Program – 3 or 4 Years

2.       PG Program – 1 or 2 Years

3.       Integrated 5 Year Bachelor’s/ Master’s

4.       M.Phil to be discontinued

·         Credit Transfer and Academic Bank of Credits

·         HEIs: Research Intensive

·         Autonomous Degree Granting Colleges

·         Modern Multidisciplinary Education and Research University (MERU)- ( In or Near every district )

·         Graded Autonomy: Academic, Administrative and Financial

·         Phasing out Affiliation System in 15 years

·         National Mission on Mentoring

·         Independent Board of Governors ( BoG )

·         Single Regulation for Higher Education (Excluding Legal and Medical)

·         Online Self Disclosure Based Transparent System for Approvals in place of ‘Inspections.’

·         Private Philanthropic Partnership

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

·         National Research Foundation (NRF)

·         Integration of Vocation, Teacher and Professional Education

·         Special Education Zone for Disadvantaged Groups

·         National Institute of Pali, Persian, and Prakrit

·         National Educational Technology Forum (NETF)

·          Focus on Literature and Scientific Vocabulary of Indian Languages

·         Language Faculty

·         Research on Languages

·         Indian Institute of Translation and Interpretation (IITI)

·         Cultural Awareness of Our Indian Knowledge Systems

·         Promoting Traditional Arts/ LokVidya

·         Use of Technology

1.       Educational Planning

2.       Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

3.       Administration and Management

4.       Regulation – Self Disclosure and Minimum Human Interface

·         Increasing Access for Disadvantaged Groups

·         Divyang Friendly Education Software

·         E-Content in Regional Languages

·         Virtual- Labs

·         Digitally Equipping School, Teachers, and Students

Major Reforms: School Education

·         Universalization of Early Childhood Care Education (ECCE)

·         National Mission on Fundamental 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 and Science

·         Education of Gifted Children

·         Gender Inclusion Fund

·         KGBVs up to 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

·         360 Degree Holistic Progress Card of Child

·         National Assessment Center – PARAKH (Performance, Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development)

·         NTA to offer Common Entrance Exam for Admission to HEIs

·         National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST)

·         Book Promotion Policy and Digital Libraries

·         NCERT will develop a National Curricular and Pedagogical Framework For Early Childhood Care Education (NCPFECCE)

·         Teaching Upto at least  Grade 5 to be in mother tongue/ regional languages

 

Assessment Reforms – NEP 2020 envisages a shift from Summative Assessment to regular and Formative Assessment, which is more competency-based, promotes learning and development, and tests higher-order skills, such as analysis critical thinking and conceptual clarity.

 

 

 

 

Sources-

·         MHRD

·         PIB

     

                                                Ankesh Kumar Maurya