This ppt. contains the NEP 1968 and NEP 1986 Prepared by Mudasir Amin from Durpora Zainapora Shopian Kashmir India.

1. MUDASIR SIR’S EDUCATION HUB
• NEP-1968
AND
• NEP-1986
Prepared by Mudasir Amin
Durpora Zainapora Shopian
J & K INDIA-7780859396

2. NEP-1968
National Education Policy, 1968
• First such policy had come in 1968 under Indira Gandhi government.
• Prior to this policy, a resolution in Lok Sabha was moved in 1964 by Congress
MP Siddheshwar Prasad, who criticized the government for not paying enough
attention to education and centre lacked a uniform vision and definite
philosophy for education.
• The government of the day agreed that there should be a national and
coordinated policy towards education.
• The government then set up a 17 member Education Commission under UGC
chairperson DS Kothari {Kothari Commission}.
• On the basis of recommendations of Kothari Commission, the first National
Education Policy was released in 1968.
• This policy had called for a National School System, which meant that all
students, irrespective of caste, creed and sex would have access to education of
a comparable quality up to a given level.
• Further, it envisaged a common educational structure {10+2+3} which was
accepted across the country and most of us have studied under that system.
• It also advocated use of mother tongue as medium of teaching in early school
years. Another major call was strengthening the research in the universities.

3. Performance of NEP-1968
• The 1968 policy or NEP-I was not very successful.
There were several reasons for this.
1. Firstly, at that time, a proper programme of action was
not brought out.
2. Secondly, there was a shortage of funds, India’s
economy was in tatters.
3. Thirdly, at that time, Education was in state list, so
role of centre was little on how the states would
implement this scheme.
• Despite this, the key legacies of this policy include our
current 10+2+3 system of education; and three
language formula, which is followed by most schools.
• Science and Math were now getting more priority.

4. NEP-1986
National Education Policy, 1986
• The 1986 policy was issued during tenure of Rajiv
Gandhi as Prime Minister and it was updated in 1992
when PV Narsimha Rao was prime minister.
• This policy focused on modernization and role of IT in
education.
• More attention was paid on restructuring the teacher
education, early childhood care, women’s
empowerment and adult literacy.
• It also accepted autonomy of universities and colleges,
something which was resisted in past.

5. Performance of NEP-1986
• In comparison to the 1968 policy, the 1986 policy
performed better.
• There were several reasons to this.
1. Firstly, this policy came after 42nd amendment in 1976. In
this amendment, five subjects were transferred from State
to Concurrent List including Education, Forests, Weights
& Measures, Protection of Wild Animals and Birds; and
Administration of Justice.
2. Secondly, now centre was able to accept wider
responsibility and introduced a number of programmes in
line with this policy. Most of our classic government
schemes such as Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Mid Day Meal
Scheme, Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVS schools), Kendriya
Vidyalayas (KV schools) and use of IT in education were
started under the NEP of 1986.