The presentation is about the National Education Policy 2020 of India.

1. 2020
NATIONAL
EDUCATION
POLICY

2. ● India’s first NEP came in 1968, proposed by Indira Gandhi Government
● Second NEP came in 1986, led by Rajeev Gandhi Government
● Modified by P.V. Narasimha Rao Government in 1992
● National Education Policy 2020 came after 34 years from previous NEP
● First Proposed in BJP’s election manifesto in 2014
● A commitee headed by Mr. T S R Subramanian was formed by HRD Ministry in 2015
● Another committee of 9 members headed by Dr. K. Kasturirangan submitted the draft in 2019
Brief Background

3. Three Significant Changes brought by NEP 2020
HRD Ministry
renamed as
Ministry of
Education
GDP contribution
towards education
to be increased to
6 %
Focus on
increasing gross
enrollment ratio
to 50 % by 2035
01 02 03

4. Changes in Academic Structure
Current Structure
•10 + 2 structure
•10 years for age (6-16)
•2 years for age (16-18)
•Division into three streams:
Arts, Science, Commerce
Proposed Structure
•5+3+3+4 structure
•Preschool +Class 1 &2 : Age (3- 8)
•Class 3 – 5 : Age (8-11)
•Class 6-8 : Age (11- 14)
•Class 9-12: Flexibility of
subjects

5. Changes in School Education
01
Students to learn
coding from Class 6
with internships
02
Mother Tongue to be
medium of instruction
till class 5
03 360 Degree Evaluation
for report cards

6. Changes in Higher Education
Single regulator for
higher education except
medical and legal
MERU, National Research
Foundation , HECI to be
set up
Flexibility of choosing
subjects with no
division into three
streams
Structure of board
exams will be changed
as per semester
schedule

7. Changes in Graduate Programs
M.Phil to be
discontinued
Fee cap on fee charged
by private institutions
Multiple entry and exit
option available
Opening up higher
education to foreign
players

8. Changes for Teachers
• National curriculum framework
for teacher education, 2021
•Minimum Qualification of 4
years – B.Ed.

9. Timeline for Implementation
2040
The education
system will be
completely
transformed
M.Phil.
No new admissions
20 IOEs
Four Year UG
courses from
2020-21 session
CET
National Testing
Agency will set up
by December 2020

10. Limitations
•Legal changes for some
proposals
• Funding seems a major
hurdle
•Proposed use of Mother
Tongue has led to debates

11. THANK YOU!