National Education Policy

2020
By Himanshi Singh
Dr. K. Kasturirangan Committee Report
(31 May, 2019)
About 2 crore out of school children will
be brought back into main stream under
NEP 2020.
MHRD renamed as Education Ministry.

• 5+3+3+4 = New Format.

• Teacher Education.
• Language (भाषा)
• Inclusivity (समावेशन)
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tests through the year.
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Q. The shift proposed in National
Education Policy 2020 is from –
A. standardization to flexibility
B. formative to summative assessment
C. conceptual understanding to
learning- for –exams
D. multidisciplinary to rigidity
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•5 = (3-8 years) – Foundational मल
ू भतू चरण।
•3 = (8-11 years) – Preparatory *ारि-भक चरण।
•3 = (11-14 years) – Middle म/य चरण।
•4 = (14-18 years) – Secondary मा#य%मक चरण।
• NCERT will develop a National Curricular and
Pedagogical Framework for Early Childhood
Care and Education (NCPFECCE) for children
up to the age of 8 .
National Educational Technology
Forum to be created (NETF) .
A new National Assessment Centre, PARAKH
(Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis
of Knowledge for Holistic Development), will be
set up as a standard-setting body .
• No Rigid Separation between Arts & Sciences, between
Curricular and extra-Curricular activities, between
Vocational and Academic streams.

• Vocational integration from class 6 onwards.

• Teachers to be prepared for assessment reforms by 2023.

• Every Child will come out of School adept in at least one

Skill.

• Common Standards of Learning in Public & Private Schools.

• Universalization of Early childhood Care of Education (ECCE).

• National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy.

• Curriculum to integrate 21st century skills, mathematical

thinking and scientific temper.
• The aim of the new policy is the universalization of education from
pre-school to secondary level with 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)
in school education by 2030.

• GDP investment to 6% from 4.3%.

 Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Groups
(SEDGs)

• gender identities
• socio-cultural identities
• geographical identities
• Disabilities
• socio-economic conditions.
• Recognizing, identifying and fostering the unique
capabilities of each student.

• Respect for diversity and respect for the local context.

• Full equity and inclusion.

• Curriculum and Pedagogy in Schools:
Learning Should be Holistic, Integrated,
Enjoyable, and Engaging
• Gender inclusion fund.

• KGBV up to grade 12.

• Reduction in the curriculum to core concepts.

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On Language

• No language is being imposed.

• Mother tongue or regional language till grade 5.
• Sanskrit as an option at all levels.
• Three language formula.
• Multi-lingual flexibility is still the basis for the new NEP 2020.
• ISL (Indian Sign Language).
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 Teacher Education

• A new and comprehensive National Curriculum Framework for

Teacher Education, NCFTE 2021, will be formulated by the NCTE in
consultation with NCERT.

• By 2030, the minimum degree qualification for teaching will be a 4-

year integrated B.Ed. degree .
• National Curricular Framework for School
Education, NCFSE 2020-21, will be developed
by the NCERT.
Robust Teacher Recruitment and
Career Path
• A common National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) will
be developed by the National Council for Teacher Education by 2022,
in consultation with NCERT, SCERTs, teachers and expert organizations
from across levels and regions.
Continuous Professional Development
(CPD)
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