New education policy 2020

 The National educational policy was framed in 1986 and was modified in 1992 . Since 1992 it's been more than 3 decades to bring a modification. 

 Recently  the NEW EDUCATION POLICY 2020 (NEP 2020) was announced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development soon to be called the Ministry of Education. The policy is aimed at transforming the Indian education system to meet the needs of the 21st Century.

Changes in schooling system

  The major changes in schooling system are as follows
✓ Emphasis on mother or regional language till class 5
✓  New structure will be 5+3+3+4 corresponds to the age ranges of 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years, respectively. The NEP further adds that the 5 + 3 + 3 + 4 design consists of “the Foundational (3 years of preschool + Grades 1-2), Preparatory (Grades 3-5), Middle (Grades 6-8), and High school (Grades 9-12 in two phases, i.e. 9 and 10 in the first and 11 and 12 in the second) stages respectively  

✓ From 6th standard onwards vocational courses available for students to avail skills and practical oriented knowledge
✓ Students can choose subjects which they are interested in.        
 ✓ Coding, tourism and many other prospects are availed in this policy

Changes in Graduation level

The changes to be implemented at  Graduation level are of

✓  Degree will be of 4 years .

✓ All graduation courses will have major and minor preferences

Example - science student can have chemistry as Major and music as minor also. Any combination he can choose

✓ All higher education will be governed by only one authority i.e Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) 

✓ All University government, private, Open, Deemed, Vocational etc will have same grading and other rules.

✓ Same level of Accreditation to any collage , based on its rating collage will get autonomous rights and funds.

✓ Multiple entry and exit from any course

✓ Credit system for graduation for each year student will get some credits which he can utilize if he takes break in course and come back again to complete course

✓The syllabus will be reduced to core knowledge of any subject only

✓For any graduation course if student  want to exit in middle he will get a appropriate certificate 

Recent claims made on NEP 2020

Congress MP and former MHRD minister welcomed the NEP 2020 and questioned why it's not in discussion in parliament sessions

Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) Tweeted:

There is much to welcome in what we have seen of the #NewEducationPolicy2020 announced by @DrRPNishank. A number of suggestions made by some of us seem to have been taken into account. However,the question remains why this was not brought before Parliament first for discussion. https://twitter.com/ShashiTharoor/status/1288701498453442561?s=20

Founder and president of Lok satta party and ex member of legislative assembly jp Narayana  happy with the NEP2020 and hopeful for better roadmap of implementation

Jayaprakash Narayan (@JP_LOKSATTA) Tweeted:

#NEP2020 After years of dithering, at last an excellent policy has been approved. There is refreshing recognition of failures & past mistakes, and a genuine roadmap to improve outcomes and equity. If NEP is genuinely implemented, all our children will have a better future. https://twitter.com/JP_LOKSATTA/status/1288753037486387205?s=20

Blogger's note

 Even though NEP 2020 was out with the old, in with the new. There are some untouched aspects in educational system like caste based reservation, unbounded fee structures in educational institutions.

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