This Presentation is about the National Policy on Education (NPE-1986). It aimed to promote national progress, a sense of common citizenship and culture, and to strengthen national integration. It envisages a common educational structure i.e. 10 + 2 + 3 which was recommended by Kothari Commission (1964-66).

1. National Policy on Education
(NPE-1986)
By- Neha Suyal

2. Introduction
• The National Policy on Education (NPE) was adopted by Parliament in May
1986.
• A committee was set up under the chairmanship of Acharya Ramamurti in May
1990 to review NPE and to make recommendations for its modifications.
• That Committee submitted its report in December 1990.
• At the request of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) a committee
was set up in July 1991 under the chairmanship of Shri N. Janardhana Reddy,
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, to consider modifications in NPE taking into
consideration the report of the Ramamurti Committee and other relevant
developments having a bearing on the Policy, and to make recommendations
regarding modifications to be made in the NPE.

3. Aim
• The National Policy of 1986 marked a significant step in the history of education
in post-Independence India.
• It aimed to promote national progress, a sense of common citizenship and culture,
and to strengthen national integration.
• It laid stress on the need for a radical reconstruction of the education system, to
improve its quality at all stages, and gave much greater attention to science and
technology, the cultivation of moral values and a closer relation between
education and the life of the people

4. Common Educational structure
• It envisages a common educational structure i.e. 10 + 2 + 3 which was
recommended by Kothari Commission (1964-66).
• This structure has now been accepted in all parts of the country.
• Regarding the further break-up of first 10 years efforts will be made to move
towards an elementary system comprising 5 years of primary education and 3
years of upper primary followed by 2 years of High School.

5. Common Scheme of Studies
(i) One language at primary level and three languages at the upper primary and
secondary level
(ii) Mathematics
(iii) Environmental studies—science and social sciences
(iv) Pre-vocational courses
(v) Art education
(vi) Health and physical education

6. EDUCATION FOR EQUALITY
• The new Policy will lay special emphasis on the removal of disparities and to
equalise educational opportunity by attending to the specific needs of those who
have been denied equality so far.
• The NPE ’86 lays special emphasis on the “removal of disparities and to equalize
educational opportunity by attending to the specific needs of those who have been
deprived of so far”.

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