2. introduction
• The National Education Policy of Education (NPE) is a Policy formulated by the
Government of India to promote and regulate education in India.
• The policy covers elementary education to higher education in both rural and
urban India.
• The global education development agenda reflected in the Goal 4 (SDG4) Of
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by India in 2015 - seeks to
“ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning
opportunities for all” by 2030.
HISTORY
• 1968 – NPE-1 was based on the recommendations of the Kothari Commission.
• 1986 – The Govt. led by Rajiv Gandhi introduce a new National Policy on
Education.
• 1992 – The 1986 NPE was modified in 1992 by the P.V. Narasimha Rao Govt.
• 2015 - In January 2015, a committee under former Cabinet Secretary T. S
R. Subramanian started the consultation process for the New Education
Policy.
• 2020 – In June 2017, the draft NEP was submitted in 2019 by a panel led by
former ISRO chief Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan.On 29th July 2020, Cabinet
approved a New Education Policy based on NEP2019 Draft by MHRD which was
followed by a number of public consultations .
Online conclave on NEP-2020 attended by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 7 August 2020. On the
left is K. Kasturirangan
3. Policy is divided into four parts
SCHOOL
EDUCATION
HIGHER
EDUCATION
OTHER KEY
AREAS OF FOCUS
MAKING IT
HAPPEN
01 02
03 04
5. 1. Early Childhood Care and Education: The Foundation of Learning
2. Foundational Literacy and Numeracy: An Urgent &Necessary Prerequisite to
Learning
3. Curtailing Dropout Rates and Ensuring Universal Access to Education at All Levels
4. Curriculum and Pedagogy in Schools: Learning Should be Holistic, Integrated,
Enjoyable and Engaging
5. Teachers
6. Equitable and Inclusive Educa4tion: Learning for All
7. Efficient Resourcing and Effective Governance through School
Complexes/Clusters
8.Standard-setting and Accreditation for School Education
11. 9. Quality Universities and Colleges: A New and Forward-looking
Vision for India's Higher Education System
10. Institutional Restructuring and Consolidation
11.Towards a More Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education
12. Optimal Learning Environments and Support for Students
13. Motivated, Energized and Capable Faculty
14. Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education
15. Teacher Education
16. Reimagining Vocational Education
17. Catalyzing Quality Academic Research in all Fields through a New
National Research Foundation
18. Transforming the Regulatory System of Higher Education
19. Effective Governance and Leadership for Higher Education
Institutions
13. OTHER KEY AREAS OF FOCUS
#2. ADULT
EDUCATION AND
LIFE LONG
EDUCATION
#1.
PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
#3. PROMOTION
OF INDIAN
LANGUAGES ARTS
AND CULTURE
#4.
TECHNOLOGY
USE NAD
INTEGRATION
#5. ONLINE AND
DIGTAL
EDUCATION :
ENSURING
EQUITABLE USE
OF TECHNOLOGY
17. • The new policy aims for universalization of education from pre-school to secondary
level with 100 per cent Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in school education by 2030 and
aims to raise GER in higher education to 50 per cent by 2025.
• NEP 2020 will bring two crore out of school children back into the mainstream The
10+2 structure of school curricular is to be replaced by a 5+3+3+4curricular structure
corresponding to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years respectively .It will include 12
years of schooling and three 3 of Anganwadi and pre-schooling.
• NCERT will develop NCPFECCE i.e. National Curricular and Pedagogical Framework for
Early Childhood Care and Education for children up to the age of 8.A National Book
Promotion Policy is to be formulated .All students will take school examinations in
Grades 3, 5, and 8 which will be conducted by the appropriate authority .Board exams
for Grades 10 and 12 will be continued, but redesigned with holistic development as the
aim.
19. • The Government aims to make schooling available to everyone with the help of
NEP 2020.
• Approximately two crore school students will be able to come back to educational
institutes through this new approach.
• For children up to the age of 8, a National Curricular and Pedagogical Framework
for Early Childhood Care and Education will be designed and developed by NCERT.
• One of the merits of NEP 2020 is the formation of National Book promotion
Policy in India.
• Appropriate authorities will conduct the school examinations for grades 3, 5 and
8. The board exams for grades 10 and 12 will continue but the NEP 2020 aims to
re-design the structure with holistic development.
20. • This new plan focuses on setting up a Gender Inclusion Fund. Special
Education Zones for disadvantaged regions and groups is also in the
focused list.
• Special daytime boarding school “Bal Bhavans” to be established in every
state/ district in India. This boarding school will be used for participation
in activities related to play, career, art. By 2022, in consultation with
teachers and expert organizations, NCERT, SCERTs, the National Council
for Teacher Education will develop a common National Professional
Standards for Teachers (NPST).
• SSSA or independent State School Standards Authority will be set up by
the states/ UTs. According to the national education policy 2020, an
Academic Bank of Credit will be established.
21. • The credits earned by the students can be stored and when the final degree gets
completed, those can be counted Multidisciplinary Education and Research
Universities at par with the IITs and IIMs will be set up in the country.
• These are scheduled to be set up for introducing multidisciplinary academic. The
same list of accreditation and regulation rules will be used for guiding both the
public and private academic bodies. Phased out college affiliation and autonomy will
be granted to colleges.
• By the year 2030, it will be mandatory to have at least a four year Bed. degree for
joining the occupation of teaching .For making the students prepared for future
pandemic situations ,online academic will be promoted on a larger scale.
23. In the National Education Policy 2020, language is a negative factor as there is a problematic
teacher to student ratio in India, thus introducing mother languages for each subject in
academic institutes is a problem
.Sometimes, finding a competent teacher becomes a problem and now another challenge comes
with the introduction of the NEP 2020, that is bringing study material in mother languages.
According to the national education policy 2020, students willing to complete their
graduation have to study for four years while one can easily complete his/ her diploma degree
in two years. This might encourage the pupil to leave the course midway.
It fails to address the ordeals related to Anganwadis.
It does not include contemporary thinking.
It fails to answer the questions on the existing inequalities and inequities.
It focuses on short-term solutions.
It fails to address the knowledge-job mismatch.
25. • The new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, is a good policy
as it aims at making the education system holistic, flexible,
multidisciplinary, aligned to the needs of the 21st century and the
2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The intent of policy seems to be
ideal in many ways but it is the implementation where lies the key to
success.
• Many improvements have been made as a result of the launch
of NEP 2020, one of which is the discontinuation of the M. Phil course.
Even if the current school program has a lot of flaws, it still has a lot
of benefits. Many people expect that by making these reforms, the
Indian educational system would improve.