New Education Policy

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

• 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) (in or near every District)
•  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, Culture 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

Major Changes from NPE 1986: School

• 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

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 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