National Education Policy 2020

                     

  The first National policy of education was promulgated in 1968 by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the second by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1986, and the third by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2020. 

So here we are discussing all about National Education Policy 2020 , Let's start ......   

Vision of the National Education Policy 2020 

  1 - An education system that contributes to an equitable and vibrant knowledge society, by providing high-quality education to all .

2- Develops a deep sense of respect towards the fundamental rights, duties and Constitutional values, bonding with one’s country, and a conscious awareness of one’s role and responsibilities in a changing world .

3- Instils skills, values, and dispositions that support responsible commitment to human rights, sustainable development and living, and global well-being, thereby reflecting a truly global citizen . 

Expected Outcomes  

● Universalisation of Access – from ECCE to Secondary .

● Ensure equity and inclusion.

● Bring back 2 crores out-of-school children .

● Attain SDG goals of retaining all children in schools until completion of secondary education . 

● Improve Quality and achievement of learning outcomes – Foundational Literacy & Numeracy (FLN) .

● Focus on 21st century skills in teaching, learning and assessment . 

● Resource sharing- School complexes .

● Effective Governance - separation of powers and common norms .

● Overcoming the language barrier in learning .

● Common standards for public and private school education.

ALL About New Education Policy  :-

Here we will discuss about the new education policy 2020, how it is different from the old education policy and whether students can get benefit of this policy or not , let's start - 

                               1-How children will learn ? 

Special attention has also been given to how children will learn in this policy, according to the old policy, the academic structure of schools in India was divided into 3 parts - foundational (for children up to 5 years), middle (age 6 - 16) and Secondary (age 16 -18). In the new education policy, this academic structure has been changed to 5 +3 +3 +3.

Which is as follows -

                                

• Secondary Stage(4) multidisciplinary study, greater critical thinking, flexibility and student choice of subjects .

 • Middle Stage (3) experiential learning in the sciences, mathematics, arts, social sciences, and humanities .

 • Preparatory Stage (3) play, discovery, and activity-based and interactive classroom learning .

 • Foundational stage (5) multilevel, play/activity-based learning . 

a- ECCE Framework -  

• NCPFECE National Curricular and Pedagogical Framework for Early Childhood Education (NCPFECE) will be drafted by NCERT .                         
• Research and Best Practices NCPFECE will be aligned with the latest research on ECCE, and national and international best practices .                
• Multi -faceted Framework Comprising of alphabets, languages, numbers, counting, colours, shapes, indoor and outdoor play, puzzles and logical thinking, problem -solving, drawing, painting and other visual art, craft, drama and puppetry, music and movement.                                               
• School Preparation Module A 3 -month play -based ‘school preparation module’ for all Grade 1 students to be developed by NCERT . 

b- Attainment of Foundational Literacy And Numeracy by Grade 3 in Mission mode -

• Book Promotion - National Book Promotion Policy will be formulated and public and school libraries will be expanded .                                             
• Early Learning - Focus on early reading, writing & mathematics .                 
• 3-month Play based School -                                                                  3-month play-based school preparation module’ for all Grad 1 students . 
• Foundational Skills -Universal acquisition of foundational learning skills.       
•  National Repository -High Quality Teaching and Learning Resources on DIKSHA.                                                                                                 
• Libraries- School libraries, including digital libraries to be leveraged.     

                                     

                                  2-  Curriculum  

a- Reduction in Curriculum - 

1 - Core Essentials 

Curriculum in all subjects to be reduced to its core essentials . 

2- Critical Thinking 

 Focus on critical thinking, inquiry, discovery, discussion and analysisbased teaching and learning methods for holistic education . 

3 - Interactive Classes

 Interactive teaching with reduced dependency on textbook learning; Questions from students will be promoted . 

 4- Experiential Learning 

Fun, creative, collaborative, and exploratory activities in classroom for experiential learning and deeper student learning Reduction in Curriculum C .  

● Curriculum and pedagogy to be transformed by 2022 to promote skill based and minimize rote based learning . 

● Revision of NCF for school education and NCF for teacher education 2009 by 2021

b-Reforming examinations in grades 9 to 12 including board exams

 Board exams will be made ‘easier’, as they will test primarily core capacities/competencies . 

Viable models to be explored: annual/semester/modular Exams; two parts exams - objective type and descriptive type. 

Guidelines will be prepared by NCERT, in consultation with SCERTs, Boards of Assessment (BoAs), and PARAKH

Teachers to be prepared for a transformation in the assessment system by the 2022-23 academic session 


c- Multilingualism and the Power of Language Learning

● Medium of instruction uptil grade 5, and preferably till Grade 8 and beyond, will be home language/ mother-tongue/ local language . 

● ‘The Languages of India’ a fun project/ activity on to be taken by every student .

● Three languages to be taught will be decided by state/UT . 

 ● All classical languageswill be widely available in schools as options . 

                         3- New Features of the Policy

Here we will discuss,  how this new policy is different from the old education policy ? so lets start  ....

               

We have seen all the points of the new education policy 2020 in this blog and along with that we have seen how the new education policy 2020 is different from the old education policy .