The Cabinet has approved the new National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 with an aim to make "India a global knowledge superpower" introducing several changes in the Indian education system - from the school to college level.FEATURES:1. One of the salient features of the new education policy is replacing the 10+2 structure of school curriculum with a 5+3+3+4 curriculum structure corresponding to age groups 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years respectively.2. All higher education institutions, except legal and medical colleges, to be governed by a single regulator.3. Common norms to be in place for private and public higher education institutions.4. MPhil courses to be discontinued.5. Board exams to be based on knowledge application.6. Home language, mother tongue or regional language to be medium of instruction up to class 5. 7. Common entrance exams to be held for admission to universities and higher education institutions.8. School curriculum to be reduced to core concepts; integration of vocational education from class 6.PRINCIPLES:• Flexibility•No hard separations between subjects, curricular and extra-curricular activities• Multi-disciplinary education• Conceptual understanding• Critical thinking• Ethical Values• Teachers as the heart of the learning process• The strong public education systemMERITS:• Comprehensive: NEP seeks to address the entire gamut of education from preschool to doctoral studies, and from professional degrees to vocational training.• Early Childhood Education : In adopting a 5+3+3+4 model for school education starting at age 3, the New education Policy recognizes the primacy of the formative years from ages 3 to 8 in shaping the child's future. • Easy on Regulations : NEP 2020 makes a bold prescription to free our schools, colleges and universities from periodic "inspections" and place them on the path of self-assessment and voluntary declaration.• Holistic : The policy, inter alia, aims to eliminate problems of pedagogy, structural inequities, access asymmetries and rampant commercialization.• Promote Inclusion: The Policy proposes the creation of 'inclusion funds' to help socially and educationally disadvantaged children pursue education. CHALLENGES:• Lacks Integration• Language Barrier• Multilingualism debate• Lack of funds• Pedagogical Limitations•Institutional limitations• Issues with examinations
The Cabinet has approved the new National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 with an aim to make "India a global knowledge superpower" introducing several changes in the Indian education system - from the school to college level. FEATURES: 1. One of the salient features of the new education policy is replacing the 10+2 structure of school curriculum with a 5+3+3+4 curriculum structure corresponding to age groups 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years respectively. 2. All higher education institutions, except legal and medical colleges, to be governed by a single regulator. 3. Common norms to be in place for private and public higher education institutions. 4. MPhil courses to be discontinued. 5. Board exams to be based on knowledge application. 6. Home language, mother tongue or regional language to be medium of instruction up to class 5. 7. Common entrance exams to be held for admission to universities and higher education institutions. 8. School curriculum to be reduced to core concepts; integration of vocational education from class 6. PRINCIPLES: • Flexibility •No hard separations between subjects, curricular and extra-curricular activities • Multi-disciplinary education • Conceptual understanding • Critical thinking • Ethical Values • Teachers as the heart of the learning process • The strong public education system MERITS: • Comprehensive: NEP seeks to address the entire gamut of education from preschool to doctoral studies, and from professional degrees to vocational training. • Early Childhood Education : In adopting a 5+3+3+4 model for school education starting at age 3, the New education Policy recognizes the primacy of the formative years from ages 3 to 8 in shaping the child's future. • Easy on Regulations : NEP 2020 makes a bold prescription to free our schools, colleges and universities from periodic "inspections" and place them on the path of self-assessment and voluntary declaration. • Holistic : The policy, inter alia, aims to eliminate problems of pedagogy, structural inequities, access asymmetries and rampant commercialization. • Promote Inclusion: The Policy proposes the creation of 'inclusion funds' to help socially and educationally disadvantaged children pursue education. CHALLENGES: • Lacks Integration • Language Barrier • Multilingualism debate • Lack of funds • Pedagogical Limitations •Institutional limitations • Issues with examinations