In this, I have explained the provisions of new education policy of India approved by the Union cabinet in 2020.

1. New Education Policy
2020
Chirag Jain

2. History
• 1st Education Policy of India announced in 1968 based on recommendations of
Education Commission (1964-66)
• 2nd Education Policy of India announced in 1986
• Some modifications done in 1992
• 2020 – 21st Century India’s first education policy

3. Introduction
• This education policy is drafted on basis of recommendation of K. Kasturirangan
Committee – set up by MHRD in 2017
• Outlines vision of India’s new education system
• Replaced previous National Policy on Education 1986
• Implementation should be by 2022
• Himachal Pradesh became the first state to implement it

4. Early
Education
School
Education
Higher
Education
Teacher
Governance

5. Early Education
• Early education throughAnganwadi system
• expanding and improving quality ofAnganwadi system
• co-locating them with primary schools

6. School Education
• Universalization of education from preschool to secondary level - Right of
Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 will be extended to
cover children b/w 3-18 years
• Pedagogical Structure - current 10+2 system will be divided into 5+3+3+4
Years Stage Age Curriculum
5 Foundational 3-8 3 years of pre-school + Class 1 & 2
3 Preparatory 8-11 Classes 3 to 5
3 Middle Classes 11-14 Classes 6 to 8
4 Secondary 14-18 Classes 9-12

7. School Education
• Co-curriculum & vocational subjects like sports, arts, commerce, science
will be treated at same level
• Vocational Education to start from Class 6 with Internships
• Students in classes 9-12 must receive vocational education on at least 1
vocation
• Students will be allowed to take up coding from class 6 onward

8. School Education
• Additional Meal - Provision of an energy-filled breakfast in addition to
nutritious mid-day meal
• Regular Exams - To track progress, all students will take school examinations in
grades 3, 5, and 8 which will be conducted by appropriate authority
• Class 10 and 12 board examinations to be made easier to test core
competencies rather than memorised facts with all students allowed to take
exam twice

9. School Education
• Curriculum content will be reduced in each subject to its core essentials that will
make space for critical thinking & more holistic, inquiry-based, discovery-based,
discussion-based, and analysis-based learning
• A PTR of under 30:1 will be ensured at level of each school; areas having large
numbers of socio-economically disadvantaged students will aim for a PTR of
under 25:1

10. School Education
• wherever possible, medium of instruction in schools until at least Class 5, but
preferably until Class 8 and beyond, will be home language or mother tongue or
regional language
• languages learned by children will be choices of states & of students

11. Higher Education
• Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education to be raised to 50% by 2035 (presently
it is at 26.3%)
• common entrance exam for all higher education institutes to be held by NTA -
optional and not mandatory
• Multidisciplinary Education and Research Universities (MERUs), at par with IITs,
IIMs, to be set up as models of best multidisciplinary education of global standards
in country

12. Higher Education
• M.Phil courses will be discontinued
• Higher Education Institutes must also provide vocational courses that are
integrated into UG programmes
• National Research Foundation will be created as an apex body for fostering a
strong research culture
• also paves way for foreign universities to set up campuses in India

13. Higher Education
• 4Y UG Courses with multiple exit options -
• Students can get a certificate after 1-year, diploma after 2 years, Bachelor’s
degree after 3 years & Bachelor’s with research after 4 years
• Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) will digitally store academic credits earned from
various HEIs so that degrees can be awarded taking into account credits earned by
students
• National Assessment Centre- ‘PARAKH’ has been created to assess students

14. Higher Education
• HECI will be set up as a single umbrella body for entire higher education excluding
medical and legal education
• HECI will have 4 verticals –
• National Higher Education Regulatory Council (NHERC) - to regulate higher education
• NationalAccreditation Council (NAC) - accrediting body
• Higher Education Grants Council (HEGC) - for funding and financing of universities
• General Education Council (GEC) - to frame graduate attributes

15. Higher Education
• Separating NAAC from UGC into an autonomous and independent body
• Affiliation of colleges is to be phased out in 15 years and a stage-wise mechanism
to be established for granting graded autonomy to colleges
• An autonomous body, National EducationalTechnology Forum (NETF), will be
created to provide platform for free exchange of ideas on use of tech to enhance
learning, assessment, planning, administration

16. Teachers
• Enhance teacher Capabilities
• To become a teacher, a 4-year Bachelor of Education will be the minimum
requirement needed by 2030
• National Council forTeacher Education (NCTE) will frame in consultation
with NCERT –
• National Curriculum Framework forTeacher Education by 2021
• National Professional Standards forTeachers by 2022

17. Governance
• establishing an apex body for education headed by PM under name Rashtriya
Shiksha Aayog
• changing name of MHRD to Ministry of Education
• Doubling public investment for education
• Doubling current 10% of total public expenditure to 20% in next decade
• insisted on expenditure of 6% of GDP on education

18. Conclusion
• It seems to be perfect on paper & implementation only time will tell