NEW EDUCATION POLICY:2020

 

“EDUCATION, IN THE TRUEST SELF OF THE TERM, IS A PROSESS OF SELF-DISCOVERY.THE TEST OF EDUCATION IS WHETHER IT IMPARTS AN ARGE FOR LEARNING AND LEARNABILIT, NOT PARTICULAR SET OF INFORMATION”

The national education policy 2020 has been approved by union cabinet on 29^th july, 2020 to overhaul the contry’s education system. It is only the third major reform of the framework of education in india since independence.

·        The NEP 2020 aim at making “india a global knowledge superpower”

·        It aims to increase the public investment in education sector to reach 6% of GDP at the earlist.

·        The teacher must be at the center of the fundamental reform in the education system.

v  REFORM IN SCHOOL EDUCATION:-

·        Aim to universalization of education from pre-school to secondary level with 100% GER in school education by 2030.

·        The NEP puts focus on student’s mother toungue as the medium of instaction.

·        Vocational education to start from class-6 with intanship.

v  REFORM IN HIGHER EDUCATION:-

·        GER in higher education to be raished to 50% by 2035

·        Under-graduation will be of either 3 or 4 years with multiple entry and exit options.

·        M.phil to be scrapped.

              The government has set a target of 2040 to implement the entire policy.

v  THE NEP PROMISES REFORMS. THE CHALLENGES IS IMPLEMENTATION:-

·        Drastic increase of GER- quality may suffer.

·        Medium of instuction what about english?

·        The NEP target 6 % of GDP the same target was set in 1968 and 1986 too.

·        Funding is a big challenge in the COVID-19 era.

If implemented in its true vision national education policy 2020 is a milestone in india’s journey to becoming a knowledge superpower.