On July 29, 2020, the New Education Policy was launched by the Union cabinet aiming to improvise India’s education system.
The NEP 2020 is launched to make “India a global knowledge superpower”.
ICT-equipped adult education courses to be allowed in school complexes beyond school hours and public libraries.
Vocational education in school to get more importance. 50% of students must have exposure to vocational education by 2025.
Vocational courses to be made available online. 10 days bagless period to be promoted during Grades 6-8 to intern with local vocational experts.
High-quality modules will be developed by NIOS to teach basic subjects via Indian Sign Language.
The state government might encourage NCC wings under the Ministry of Defence for secondary and higher secondary schools.
A dedicated wing for digital learning under MHRD to overlook e-education for both school and higher education.
Technology-based learning options to be made available including online books, ICT-equipped libraries, apps, online courses satellite-based television, etc.
Coding to be included in the curriculum from class 6 onwards.
Efforts to incentivize students of, ST, OBC, and other SEDGs by expanding National Scholarship Portal.
4-year Integrated B.Ed degree to be Minimum qualification for teaching by 2030 formulated by NCTE.
Higher Education Commission of India(HECI) to be a single umbrella of the regulatory body for higher education in India excluding medical and legal education.
HECI will have four independent verticals – National Higher Education Regulatory Council (NHERC) for regulation, General Education Council (GEC ) for standard-setting, Higher Education Grants Council (HEGC) for funding, and National Accreditation Council( NAC) for accreditation.
Educators with technical support to help disabled kids fully participate in regular schooling from the foundational stage to higher education.
“Bal Bhavans”- special day boarding schools established to be encouraged in every state.
Education sector to be allocated a budget of 6% of GDP.
Three- languages to be learned by children by choice of state, regions, and students. At Least two out of three must be Indian native languages.
Up to Grade 5 or preferably Grade 8 mode of instruction to ve regional language.
Increased flexibility in subject choices, no hard separation among streams for ‘curricular’, ‘extracurricular’, or ‘co-curricular, among ‘arts’, ‘humanities’, and ‘sciences’, or between ‘vocational’ or ‘academic’ streams.
The new curricular structure of 5+3+3+4 covering ages 3-18 will replace the 10+2 structure in school education. Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) from age 3 are included.
Hands-on learning to be promoted in every stage of education with a focus on problem-solving and idea implementation.
The curriculum will be reduced to essential material only.
Nutrition and health to be a priority. Regular check-ups for school students.
Boards will be conducted in viable options like annual, semester, modular exams.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will offer a common entrance test for all University entrance exams.
Multiple exits to be allowed in undergraduate degree courses. After completing 1 year in a discipline certificate will be provided, diploma after 2 years of study, a Bachelor’s degree after a 3-year programme. The 4-year multidisciplinary Bachelor’s programme will be the preferred option.
IIT will open doors to a multidisciplinary and holistic education for students of arts and humanities.
An Academic bank will be established to store credits.
India will establish itself as a global study destination providing premium education at affordable costs. International Students Office to set up for foreign students in each institution.
Best worldwide universities to set foot in India.
National Research Foundation (NRF), independently governed by the Indian Government will be established consisting of the best researchers and innovators across fields.
