Sanskrit Curriculum in the Context of National Education Policy 2020

1. Sanskrit
Curriculum
in the
Context of
NEP 2020
शिक्षािास्त्र विभाग ,
के न्द्रीय संस्त्कृ त विश्िविद्यालय,
भोपाल परिसि , भोपाल
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दिनांक – 16th Oct.,2020

2. Sanskrit Curriculum
Pedagogical Methods
Sanskrit Curriculum in the
Context of NEP 2020
Vision
Features
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Focus of the
Presentation.
Higher Education
School Education

3. Approved by the
Union Cabinet of India on 29th July,2020.
It outlines the vision of India's
New Education system.
The new policy replaces the previous
National Policy on Education, 1986. .
The policy aims to transform
India's education system by 2040.
National Education Policy
2020 (NEP 2020)
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4. Vision of NEP 2020
This National Education Policy envisions an
education system rooted in Indian ethos that
contributes directly to transforming India,
that is Bharat, sustainably into an equitable
and vibrant knowledge society, by providing
high-quality education to all, and thereby
making India a global knowledge
superpower.
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5. I School Education
II Higher Education
III Other Key Areas of
Focus
IV Making it Happen
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6. HRD Ministry as
Ministry of Education
Multiple entry and
exit options.
New structure
5+3+3+4
Multidisciplinary
& holistic education
Multilingualism
Formative
Assessment
Conceptual
understanding
Technology
Integration
Life skills
Critical Thinking
HECINRF
4 Years
Integrated
TE
Programme
Experiential
Learning
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Flexibility
Creativity

7. NEP 2020: New Pedagogical and curricular
structure
The 10+2 structure in school education will be
modified with a new pedagogical and curricular
restructuring of 5+3+3+4 covering ages 3-18.
Currently, children in the age group of 3-6 are not
covered in the 10+2 structure as Class 1 begins at age
6.
In the new 5+3+3+4 structure, a strong base of Early
Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) from age 3 is
also included.
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School Education

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• Class-9 to 12
• Age-14 to18
Secondary
• Class-6 to 8
• Age-11to 14
Middle
• Class-3 to 5
• Age- 8 to 11
Preparatory
• Class-1 & 2
• Age-6 to 8
Foundational-2
• Anganwadi /preschool
• Age-3 to 6
Foundational-1
Proposed
Curricular
Structure
for SE
in
NEP-2020
(5+3+3+4)
Foundatio
n
Stage-
4
4 years
Stage-3
3 years
Stage-
2
3years
Stage-
1
5years

9. Foundational Literacy and Numeracy: An
Urgent & Necessary Prerequisite to
Learning
 The highest priority of the education system will
be to achieve universal foundational literacy
and numeracy in primary school by 2025.
 National Mission on Foundational Literacy
and Numeracy will be set up by the Ministry of
Human Resource Development (MHRD)
on priority.
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10. NEP 2020: Preparatory class Balavatika for children
below the age of 5
Prior to the age of 5 every child will move to a
“Preparatory Class” or “Balavatika” (that is, before Class
1), which has an ECCE-qualified teacher.
NEP 2020: Early childhood care and education
curriculum (ECCEC) to be carried out by MHRD,
WCD, HFW, tribal affairs
The planning and implementation of early childhood
care and education curriculum (ECCEC) will be carried
out jointly by the Ministries of HRD, Women and Child
Development (WCD), Health and Family Welfare (HFW),
and Tribal Affairs.
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11. NEP 2020: Experiential learning in all stages
Experiential learning will include hands-on learning,
arts-integrated and sports-integrated education, story-
telling-based pedagogy, among others, as standard
pedagogy.
Classroom transactions will shift towards competency-
based learning and education.
NEP 2020: Content will focus on idea, application,
problem- solving
The mandated content will focus on key concepts,
ideas, applications, and problem-solving.
Teaching and learning will be conducted in a more
interactive manner.
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12. NEP 2020: No hard separation of streams for
students
Students will be given increased flexibility and
choice of subjects to study, particularly in
secondary school including subjects in physical
education, art & craft and vocational skills.
There will be no hard separation
-among ‘curricular’, ‘extracurricular’, or ‘co-
curricular’,
-among ‘arts’, ‘humanities’, and ‘sciences’,
-or between ‘vocational’and ‘academic’ streams.
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NEP 2020: Medium of instruction will be the local/
regional language
Wherever possible, the medium of instruction until at
least Grade 5, but preferably till Grade 8 and beyond,
will be the home language/mother tongue/local
language/regional language.
NEP 2020: Three language learned by children will
be the choice of state, regions and students
The three-language learned by children will be the
choices of States, regions, and of the students, so long
as at least two of the three languages are native to
India.

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First language:
mother tongue
or regional
language.
Second
language:
In Hindi states-other
modern Indian
languages or English.
In non-Hindi states-
Hindi or English.
Third Language:
In Hindi states-
English or a modern
Indian language.
In non-Hindi states-
English or a modern
Indian language.

15. New Education Policy 2020: Curriculum content to be
reduced
Curriculum content will be reduced in each subject to its
core essentials.
It will make space for critical thinking and more holistic,
inquiry-based, discovery-based, discussion-based, and
analysis-based learning.
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NEP 2020: National Curricular and pedagogical
framework to be developed by NCERT
A National Curricular and Pedagogical Framework for
Early Childhood Care and Education (NCPFECCE) for
children up to the age of 8 will be developed by NCERT.

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Quality HE aims to develop good, thoughtful, well-
rounded & creative individuals.
Must form a basis for Knowledge Creation & Innovation.
Purpose of QHE –creation of greater opportunities for
individual employment.
Re-energising of HE through- Multidisciplinary
Universities & Colleges, undergraduate education, faculty
& institutional autonomy etc.
Higher Education

17. Multidisciplinary Education & Research
Universities(MERUS)-Model Public Universities for
Holistic & multidisciplinary Education at par with
IITs,IIMs etc.
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Research
Universities
Teaching
Universities
Autonomous
Colleges
3
Type
s of
HEIs

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Degree programme-3 or 4 years duration
Certificate after completing one year
Diploma after completing 2 years .
Bachelor’s degree after 3 years
Multidisciplinary bachelor’s degree after 4 years.
Master programme-1 or 2 years
2year with 3 years bachelor degree
1year with 4 years bachelor degree
Integrated 5 Years bachelor/Master programme
Ph.D Master degree or 4 years bachelor degree.
M.Phil programme discontinued.

19. NEP 2020: Financial Autonomy to be given to 45K
affiliated colleges
There are over 45,000 affiliated colleges in our country.
Graded Autonomy, Academic, Administrative & Financial
Autonomy will be given to colleges on the basis of the
status of their accreditation.
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NEP 2020: Multiple entry and exit programme
Aims at 50% gross enrolment ratio by 2035.
There will be multiple entry and exit options for those
who wish to leave the course in the middle.
Their credits will be transferred through Academic Bank
of Credits.

20. NEP 2020: NTA to offer common entrance exam
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will offer a high-
quality common aptitude test, as well as specialized
common subject exams in the sciences, humanities,
languages, arts, and vocational subjects, at least twice
every year for university entrance exams.
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NEP 2020: National Committee for integration of
vocation Education -Lok Vidya
Lok Vidya’, i.e., important vocational knowledge
developed in India, will be made accessible to students.
The education ministry, would constitute a National
Committee for the Integration of Vocational Education
(NCIVE).

21. NEP 2020: Min. qualification for teaching - 4 year integrated B.Ed degree
A new and comprehensive National Curriculum Framework for Teacher
Education (NCFTE 2021) will be formulated by the NCTE in consultation with
NCERT.
By 2030, the minimum degree qualification for teaching will be a 4-year
integrated B.Ed. degree .
B.Ed dual degrees in Education & Sanskrit.
By 2030, all institutes of TE will move towards becoming Multidisciplinary
Colleges & Universities .
All Education Departments will offer B.Ed, M.Ed & Ph.D degrees in
Education in addition to shorter post B.Ed certificate courses.
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Teacher
Education

22. NEP 2020: HECI- Common regulatory body for entire
Higher Education (HE)
Higher Education Commission of India(HECI) will be set
up as a single overarching umbrella body the for entire
higher education, excluding medical and legal education.
HECI to have four independent verticals –
I. National Higher Education Regulatory Council
(NHERC) for regulation.
II. General Education Council (GEC ) for standard
setting.
III. Higher Education Grants Council (HEGC) for funding.
IV. National Accreditation Council( NAC) for
accreditation.
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Single
Regulator

23. • Funds• Accreditation
• Regulations• Standards
GEC NHER
C
HEGCNAC
HEC
I
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24. NEP 2020: National Research Foundation (NRF) to be
established
A National Research Foundation (NRF) will be
established.
The overarching goal of the NRF will be to enable a
culture of research to permeate through universities.
The NRF will be governed, independently of the
government, by a rotating Board of Governors consisting
of the very best researchers and innovators across fields.
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Catalyzing
Academic Research

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NEP-2020 Highlights on Sanskrit

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Sanskrit to be offered at all levels of
school and HE as an important &
enriching option .
Sanskrit Language will be included
as an option in the three-language
formula.
No language will be imposed on any
student.
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Sanskrit should be taught in interesting and experiential
ways having contemporarily relevance.
Sanskrit textbooks (foundational& middle school
levels) -Simple Standard Sanskrit (SSS) in order to
teach Sanskrit through Sanskrit(STS).
E-content development on Sanskrit Knowledge System .

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Sanskrit Universities will move towards
becoming large multidisciplinary institutions of
higher learning including other major subjects
in their education system and so as other
universities including the Sanskrit language.
 Sanskrit and all Indian language institutes and
departments across the country will be significantly
strengthened .
Classical language institutes will aim to be merged
with universities, while maintaining their autonomy,
so that faculty may work, and students.

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 Students to participate in a fun project/activity on ‘The
Languages of India’, sometime in Grades 6-8, such as, under
the ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ initiative.
 For languages to remain relevant and vibrant, there must be a steady
stream of high-quality learning and print materials in these languages
including textbooks, workbooks, videos, plays, poems, novels,
magazines, etc.
 The Policy also includes that language subjects must be frequently
updated to their vocabularies and dictionaries, widely circulated in
order to the most current issues and concepts.

30. NEP 2020: Indian Institute of Translation and
Interpretation (IITI) proposed
New Education Policy proposes the setting up of an
Indian Institute of Translation and Interpretation (IITI)
while also laying significant emphasis on Sanskrit and
other Indian languages.
Extensive use of technology to aid in language
translation and interpretation efforts.
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Promotion of
Indian Languages

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Sanskrit
Curriculum
Integration
Subjects/
Courses
Degree
programmes
Value
Education
Pure
Prose &
Poetry with
grammar
Traditional
Subjects

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Integration of Sanskrit
Knowledge System
Nature of
subject
(विषय की
प्रकृ तत)
Level of
the class
(कक्षा स्त्ति)
Student’s
under
standing
level
(छारों का
अिबोध
स्त्ति)
Difficulty
level of
the
content
(पाठ्य-िस्त्तु
कदिनाई
स्त्ति)
Contem-
porary
relevance
(समकाशलक
प्रासंगगकता)

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Pedagogical Methods
(शिक्षणिास्त्रीय विगधयााँ)

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• Experiential learning
• Discussion
• Project Method
Secondary
• Discussion on abstract concepts
• Experiential learning
• Project method
Middle
• Play way & Activity
• DiscussionPreparatory
• Play way & ActivityFoundational-2
• Play way
• Activity Based method
Foundational-1
Stagewise
Pedagogical
methods
in
NEP-2020
(5+3+3+4)Foundatio
n

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Based on Constructivist approach with Technology integration.
Experiential Learning.
Cooperative Learning
Activity based
Problem solving
Project method
Concept mapping
Story telling
Roleplaying
Discussion method
Assignment method
Practice Drills
Teaching
Methods for
Transacting
Sanskrit
Curriculum

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Adoption of multidisciplinary,
multilingualism & constructivist approach,
Sanskrit Knowledge System integration,
Technology use & integration in Sanskrit
curriculum at all levels of education will be
a step towards making India a global
superpower.
Nutshell

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