The National Education Policy 2020 aims to achieve full human potential, develop an equitable and just society, and promote national development. It focuses on recognizing each student's unique capabilities, multidisciplinarity, creativity and critical thinking, life skills, formative assessment, respect for diversity, teachers as the heart of learning, and outstanding research. For higher education, it emphasizes experiential learning, art integration, flexibility in course choices, support for gifted students, quality universities, and research and innovation. It also aims to improve professional education through critical thinking, industry collaboration, lifelong learning, and technology integration.

1. National Education
Policy 2020
Achieving full human potential, developing an equitable and
just society, and promoting national development.
Shashikant Nishant Sharma

3. Fundamental Principles
● Recognizing, identifying, and fostering the unique capabilities of each
student
● No hard separations between arts and sciences,
● Multidisciplinarity and a holistic education
● Emphasis on conceptual understanding
● Creativity and critical thinking
● Life skills such as communication, cooperation, teamwork, and resilience;
● Focus on regular formative assessment for learning
● Respect for diversity and respect for the local context
● Teachers and faculty as the heart of the learning process
● Light but tight’ regulatory framework
● Outstanding research for education and development;

4. HIGHER EDUCATION
● Experiential learning like hands-on learning, arts-integrated and
sports-integrated education, story-telling-based pedagogy
● Art-integration is a cross-curricular pedagogical approach
● Empower students through flexibility in course choices
● Curricular Integration of Essential Subjects, Skills, and Capacities
● Support for Gifted Students/Students with Special Talent
● Quality Universities and Colleges
● Towards a More Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education
● The 4-year programme may also lead to a degree ‘with Research’ if the
student completes a rigorous research project in their major area(s) of study.

5. HIGHER EDUCATION
● At martyrs level (a) there may be a 2-year programme with the second year
devoted entirely to research for those who have completed the 3-year
Bachelor ’s programme; (b) for students completing a 4-year Bachelor ’s
programme with Research, there could be a 1-year Master’s programme; and
(c) there may be an integrated 5-year Bachelor’s/Master’s programme.
● Undertaking a Ph.D. shall require either a Master’s degree or a 4-year
Bachelor’s degree with Research.
● HEIs will focus on research and innovation by setting up start-up incubation
centres
● Ensures consistency across institutions and programmes and across the
ODL, online, and traditional ‘in-class’ modes

6. HIGHER EDUCATION
● Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) will be revised for instilling innovation
and flexibility. Move to a criterion-based grading system
● HEIs will have mechanisms for funding of topic-centred clubs and activities
organized by students.
● Vibrant campus life is essential for high-quality teaching-learning processes
● Catalysing Quality Academic Research in All Fields through a new National
Research Foundation
● Accreditation of institutions will be based on basic norms, public
self-disclosure, good governance, and outcomes

7. Professional Education
● Critical and interdisciplinary thinking, discussion, debate, research, and
innovation
● Collaborations between industry and higher education institutions to drive
innovation and research in these fields
● Artificial Intelligence (AI), 3D machining (printing), big data analysis, and
machine learning should be promoted
● Lifelong-learning opportunities for individuals that enable them to progress
personally and professionally
● Degrees in Translation and Interpretation, Art and Museum Administration,
Archaeology, Artefact Conservation, Graphic Design, and Web Design
● Technology Use and Integration

8. Professional Education
● New technologies involving artificial intelligence, machine learning, block
chains, smart boards, handheld computing devices, adaptive computer
testing for student development
● Technology-based education platforms, such as DIKSHA/SWAYAM, will be
better integrated across school and higher education, and will include
ratings/reviews by users, so as to enable content developers create user
friendly and qualitative content
● Educate students, include those relating to clean and renewable energy,
water conservation, sustainable farming, environmental preservation, and
other green initiatives;
● Online and Digital Education: Ensuring Equitable Use of Technology

9. Thanks