National Education Policy 2020 approved by Indian Cabinet, iiQ8, NEP 2020
National Education Policy 2020 approved by Indian Cabinet, iiQ8, NEP2020
- Cabinet Approves National Education Policy 2020, paving way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems in the country.
- New Policy aims for Universalization of Education from pre-school to secondary level with 100 % GER in school education by 2030.
- NEP 2020 will bring 2 crore out of school children back into the main stream.
- New 5+3+3+4 school curriculum with 12 years of schooling and 3 years of Anganwadi/ Pre-schooling
- Emphasis on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, no rigid separation between academic streams, extracurricular, vocational streams in schools ; Vocational Education to start from Class 6 with Internships
- Teaching upto at least Grade 5 to be in mother tongue/ regional language
- Assessment reforms with 360 degree Holistic Progress Card, tracking Student Progress for achieving Learning Outcomes
- GER in higher education to be raised to 50 % by 2035 ; 3.5 crore seats to be added in higher education
- Higher Education curriculum to have Flexibility of Subjects
- Multiple Entry / Exit to be allowed with appropriate certification
- Academic Bank of Credits to be established to facilitate Transfer of Credits
- National Research Foundation to be established to foster a strong research culture
- Light but Tight Regulation of Higher Education, single regulator with four separate verticals for different functions
- Affiliation System to be phased out in 15 years with graded autonomy to colleges
- NEP 2020 advocates increased use of technology with equity; National Educational Technology Forum to be created
- NEP 2020 emphasizes setting up of Gender Inclusion Fund, Special Education Zones for disadvantaged regions and groups
- New Policy promotes Multilingualism in both schools and HEs; National Institute for Pali, Persian and Prakrit , Indian Institute of Translation and Interpretation to be set up
Important Highlights
School Education
- Ensuring Universal Access at all levels of school education
- Early Childhood Care & Education with new Curricular and Pedagogical Structure
- Attaining Foundational Literacy and Numeracy
- Reforms in school curricula and pedagogy
- Multilingualism and the power of language
- Assessment Reforms
- Equitable and Inclusive Education
- Robust Teacher Recruitment and Career Path
- School Governance
- Standard-setting and Accreditation for School Education
Higher Education
- Increase GER to 50 % by 2035
- Holistic Multidisciplinary Education
- Regulation
- Rationalised Institutional Architecture
- Motivated, Energized, and Capable Faculty
- Teacher Education
- Mentoring Mission
- Financial support for students
- Open and Distance Learning
Online Education and Digital Education:
- Technology in education
- Promotion of Indian languages
- Professional Education
- Adult Education
- Financing Education
- Unprecedented Consultations
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