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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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