The document summarizes key aspects of India's new National Education Policy 2020, which was introduced to reform the country's education system after over 30 years. Some of the major changes proposed include: 1) Adopting a 5+3+3+4 curriculum structure that includes early childhood education from ages 3-6. 2) Transforming higher education institutions into large multidisciplinary universities with at least 3,000 students. 3) Introducing flexible curriculum, multiple entry/exit options in degree programs, and an academic credit bank system. 4) Reducing the emphasis on one-time high-stakes board exams and introducing semester-based or modular exams.

1. New National Education
Policy 2020
Dr. Susmitha Koroth Edavana, Assistant Professor, St. Joseph's College of Commerce(Autonomous), Bengaluru, Karnataka.
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Kerala University Trivandrum
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2. Outline
 Introduction to New National education policy (New NEP)
 Current education system and the upcoming pattern
 Major Focus Areas of this presentation
 Multidisciplinary institution
 Curriculum Pattern
 Exam Patterns
 Role of Language in New NEP
 Regulatory bodies Education system
 Conclusion
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3. Introduction to New National education policy (New NEP):
Revision after over 30 years3
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Aim: New Education Policy 2020 aims at promotion India as a global study destination providing premium education at
affordable costs. An International Students Office at each institution hosting foreign students will be set up
Curriculum content
• Reduced to its core
essentials
• Learning based on:
Curriculum
Restructuring
• New pedagogical and
curricular restructuring
• 5+3+3+4 structure
• Covering children from age 3-
6 skipped in old policy
Outreach
activities
• Use of schools/ school
complexes beyond school
hours and public library
spaces for adult education
• ICT-equipped when possible

4. Current education system and the upcoming pattern
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Current Pattern 10+2
6years to 10years - Lower primary
11years to 12years - Upper primary
13years to 15years – High School
17years to 18years - Higher
secondary.
New Pattern
5+3+3+4
3years to 5years (5) Foundation
Stage
8years to 11years(3) Second Stage
11years to 14years(3) Third Stage
14years to 18years(4) Fourth Stage
New pattern is that the lower primary school is divided into five “standards”, upper primary school
into two, high school into three and higher secondary into two

5. Multidisciplinary Institutions
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What is a Multidisciplinary Institution?
A university/College that offers undergraduate and graduate programmes, with high quality teaching,
research, and community engagement will be considered as a multidisciplinary institution
• All higher education institute to become multidisciplinary institutions by 2040, with an aim to have
3,000 or more students
• NEP aims at setting up at least one large multidisciplinary institution in or near every district by the
year 2030
• Even engineering institutions, such as IITs, will move towards more holistic and multidisciplinary
education with more arts and humanities. Students of arts and humanities will aim to learn more
science

6. Curriculum Patterns
Competency-based learning and education
• Teaching and learning will be conducted in a more interactive manner
• Increased flexibility and choice of subjects to study; including subjects in physical education, the arts and crafts, and vocational
skills throughout the school curriculum
• No hard separation among ‘curricular’, ‘extracurricular’, or ‘co-curricular’ or between ‘vocational’ or ‘academic’ streams
• Semester based or any other system that allows the inclusion of shorter modules
• Offsite campus for high performing Indian universities
• Selected high ranking universities in the world will be facilitated to operate in India
Multiple entry and exit programme
• The undergraduate degree courses will be of either 3 or 4- year duration, with multiple exit options.
• Depending upon on the year or study outgoing students will be awarded with
• certificate course (1 year), Diploma (2 years) ,Bachelor’s degree (3 years)
• Preferred option- 4 year Bachelor’s programme
• There will be multiple entry and exit options for those who wish to leave the course in the middle.
• Their credits will be transferred through Academic Bank of Credits
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7. Exam Patterns
Viable models of Board Exams suggested:
• Annual Exams
• Semester Exams Exams
• Modular Exams
• Board Exams
Importance of board exam to be reduced to minimize the exam stress
• Exam will be conducted in two parts: Objective and descriptive
• Exam can be conducted twice a year.
• Board exam should promote knowledge application rather than rote learning
• Students will get 360 degree holistic report card, Subject knowledge and also their skills and other
important points
An Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) shall be established
• To digitally store the academic credits earned by the students
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8. Role of Language in New NEP
• Three language system will be implemented. The three-language learned by children will be the choices of
States, regions, and of the students, so long as at least two of the three languages are native to India
• Wherever possible, the medium of instruction until at least Grade 5, but preferably till Grade 8 and
beyond, will be the home language/mother tongue/local language/regional language
• Indian Sign Language (ISL) will be standardized across the country, and National and State curriculum
materials developed, for use by students with hearing impairment
• There will e- content in regional language apart from English and Hindi. E courses to be in eight major
languages not just English and Hindi
• New Education Policy proposes the setting up of an Indian Institute of Translation and Interpretation (IITI)
while also laying significant emphasis on Sanskrit and other Indian languages
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9. Major restructuring of existing bodies
HRD Ministry to be renamed as education ministry
Higher Education Commission of India(HECI) will be set up as a single overarching umbrella body the for entire higher
education, excluding medical and legal education. HECI to have four independent verticals –
• National Higher Education Regulatory Council (NHERC) for regulation
• General Education Council (GEC ) for standard setting
• Higher Education Grants Council (HEGC) for funding
• National Accreditation Council( NAC) for accreditation
NTA to offer common entrance exam
• The National Testing Agency (NTA) will offer a high-quality common aptitude test, as well as specialized common
subject exams in the sciences, humanities, languages, arts, and vocational subjects, at least twice every year for
university entrance exams.
National Committee for integration of vocation Education -Lok Vidya
The planning and implementation of early childhood care and education curriculum (ECCEC)
• Jointly by the Ministries of HRD, Women and Child Development (WCD), Health and Family Welfare (HFW), and
Tribal Affairs
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10. Conclusion
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• The education system in India dates back to ancient times where children were taught in Gurukuls.
The Guru used to teach as per the interest of the child, subjects varying from Sanskrit to the holy
scriptures and from Mathematics to Metaphysics
• The new education policy has a commendable vision, but its potency will depend on whether it is
able to effectively integrate with the government's other policy initiatives — Digital India, Skill India
and the New Industrial Policy to name a few — in order to effect a coherent structural transfiguration

11. Thank you
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