Policy Explain | National Educational Policy of India 2020 | NEP 2020

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Hello friends, today we will know about the third National Policy on Education. This blog is the third part of our three part blog series, the other two blogs will be found below.

National Education Policy 2020 was approved by Union Cabinet on 29th July 2020, this policy has been brought by Narendra Modi government. Under this policy, there is a plan to completely transform education in India by 2030. 

In January 2015, a committee was formed under the former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramaniam who started consulting with experts for a new education policy. The panel of former ISRO chief Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan submitted the draft of NEP in 2019.

Now let's talk about what provisions were brought in the third NEP:

1. In this policy, the mother tongue and regional languages were asked to promote as a medium of instruction. Classes have been asked to get studies done only in regional languages till the fifth or even beyond that.

The detailed strategy  regarding languages will be stated in the National Curriculum Framework of 2021.

2. 10+2 structure has been replaced with 5+3+3+4 model, it will have 5 years of foundation(from pre school to 2nd class), three will be preparatory(from class 3rd to class 5th), next three years will be middle(from class 6th to class 8th) and last four years will be secondary(from class 9th to class 12th).

Instead of every academic year, there is a proposal to get exams in the third, fifth and eight grades. Board exams will be held in tenth and twelfth only.

3. Coding will be introduced in schools from class 6th itself.

4. This policy focuses on reducing the curriculum load from students and making them inter-disciplinary. For example: Students were not able to study fashion studies with physics earlier but will now  be able to study.

5. Focus on students' health has been provided by providing counselors and social help. The breakfast has also been included in the mid-day meal scheme.

6. This policy will bring 4 year multi-disciplinary undergraduate programs with multi exit options.

(a) If student leaves the course in one year, then student will get a certificate.

(b) Diploma will be given on dropout on two years

(c) Degree will be given on dropout at the third year

(d) And after completing 4 years, student will get degree with research certificate.

7. M.Phil course will be discontinued.

8. NTA(National Testing Agency) will now conduct entrance exam of  every Central and State University. Along with NEET and JEE mains exams.

9. After the enforcement of this policy, International universities will also be able to conduct their campuses in India.

10. Higher Education Council of India(HECL) will be set up which regulate higher education all over the India and its goal will be to increase the gross enrollment ratio.

11. The fees of both public and private universities will be fixed.

12. To become a teacher, 4 year bachelor's degree will be compulsory.

13. The target of this policy is to increase the budget of education policy to 6% or 4% as soon as possible.

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Policy Explain | National Educational Policy of India 1986 | NEP 1986

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest"

Hello friends, today we will know about the 2nd National Education Policy. This blog is the second blog of our 3 part blog series. In the first blog, we talked about the 1st NEP which came in 1968. 2nd National Education Policy came in 1986, it was brought to the then Rajiv Gandhi government.

Highlights of the Policy:

1. In this policy, steps have been taken to ensure that women, SC and ST in community also get equal educational opportunities.

2. New scholarships were introduced for different groups in the policy by increasing the scope of scholarship. Giving incentives to poor families so that they can send children to schools regular. 

3. In this policy, the "Operational Blackboard" was launched to improve the standard of primary schools across the country.

4. Every district was asked to open a Navodaya School. These schools were created to provide high quality education so that promising students can get good education facilities. 

5. To promote vocational education, SUPW and work experience on primary stage from class 1st to 5th has been made an integral part of the curriculum.

6. Vocational programs at secondary and higher stage were asked to provide as optional subject. More ITIs were opened in the country so that pass out students from secondary can do vocational courses. Asked to provide apprenticeship training for ITIs students.

7. Till 1986, there were just 21 autonomous colleges in the country, in this policy, the plan was to increase their number to 500.

8. To introduce specialization programs in higher education.

9. In this policy, IGNOU(Indira Gandhi National Open University) was established in 1985 by increasing the open university system.

10. "Rural Universities" and "Rural Institutes" to be opened in rural area.

11. New management colleges will be opened.

12. Flexible credit system and multi-point entry system introduced in Technical, Management degrees and Diploma programs.

13. Computers have been subjected to compulsory subjects in every technical and management institutions.

14. Yoga should be developed at every education stage.

15. Regional languages should be taken as a medium of instruction at university level. Hindi, Sanskrit, English and other foreign languages should also be developed at university level.

16. Increase education budget to 6% of GDP.

The National Education Policy of 1986 was modified in 1992 by the government of P.V. Narashima Rao:

1. This policy was also asked to promote education in women, tribals, SCs and backward classes.

2.  Vocational courses to be promoted for skill development in students.

3. Books should be provided at low prices. Libraries across the country should be improved and new libraries opened.

4. Undertake a nationwide infrastructure development program to develop sports and physical education.

5. All India based common entrance examination for professional and technical programs stated like AIMPT, AIEEE and SLEEE.

6. Target set to increase national literacy to 70% by 2002.

7. Ministry of Human Resource Development will review the growth of the policy after every 5 years.

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