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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