Category : Educational Policy

Since times, the essential of education is the most important discipline that encourages one to acknowledge themselves in every aspect of learning. For the growth and behaviour, education is the majority nowadays. The key to sharpen our minds is possible through the education that develops the cognitive and critical thinking. Majorly, our government has taken the few initiatives that surmount the quality of education which is rooted in the Indian standard. 

The National Education policy prepared by Dr. K. Kasturirangam. The first National education policy was came into effect in 1968 by Prime minister Indira Gandhi which constructs the economic development and equality in education. The policy formulated the rules of education to be compulsory for all students up to the ages and headed for the qualified teachers. Again, the policy instigated with few issues such as importance of education for women, and caste groups which was came into being in 1986 by Rajiv Gandhi. To restructure the gap between rural and urban, the policy envisaged accordingly to bring out the new norms in education and cater to the future. It was revised to bring out the development in the child-centred learning approaches. 

With the enhancement of the learning , standardization of education goes from rote learning to holistic and analysis-based learning. How does the comparative analysis of the policies shaping the knowledge? The fundamental of the human behaviour acknowledges the potential of education. Education is accessible universally in any age demands. Though, education undergoes the progressive changes since times being from skilled population to the growth. Education in individual learners develop the basic in them as being most reliable, sophisticate, ethical in the society to be opportunistic at employment age. With the perseverance of the learners, knowledge diversified since ancient times to 21st century, as encourage and helps them in acquisition of the cooperative learning.

The most highlighted positive change comes forward with the curriculum of the government as NEP 2020. The new education policy aims to help provide the students a quality education irrespective of the age and gender. The entire focus of the NEP policy is on the representation of the students incorporates the confidence and pride of learning in them. Many of the previous policies proposed the right to education being compulsory and free to all liable of the age. 

National education policy initiated by Government of India on July 29, 2020. Firstly, it was stated in 1986. All the schools and universities must have to follow-up the methods being stemmed from the NEP policy gone with the quality and affordable learning throughout. The primary aim of NEP 2020 policy is the amendment of the education goals of 21st century to trace the development of the advanced needs of India. As Indian education system lacks integration and growth in many forming sectors of school and university level. 

National education policy address the curriculum with the objective to reduce the complexities of the system of learning. Though, the implementation of NEP is done through the critical issues as skill development, trained teachers, foundational development, flexibility of examinations parameters. More focus of this policy is staggering growth to formative assessment. The immeasurable norms of the previous policies has moulded the education system to be rigid and most challenging in terms of acknowledgement of students.

To intensify the effect of the policy, the matured execution of the norms done through the scientific learning and all-inclusive learning. The main objective of the policy is to enhance the numeracy skills and activity-based learning which is more of playful activity that moulds the early childhood education (ECE) leading to replace 10+2 structure with the 5+3+3+4 model. This model is the revolutionary that shifts gradually undergoes the changing in education system as to be more comparable to formal education.

However, the pedagogical skills needs to be develop individuals with more modified and innovative evaluation approaches. It sets out for the multi-disciplinary learning. The content of the textbooks are restructure with innovative assignments. They are very specific of the content and emphasis would be laid on the real-life examples being experimental learning. 

The subject knowledge based on the core description of the content of the books. The diversification of the subject done with the online concept and knowledge focused on the research and applied practically. There will be no such restrictions done in the course as multiple entry and exits to be taken. Higher learning is aligned with the project-based learning that encircles the collaboration of each child to the integrated communication.

Skill-based education is enhanced accessibly with the entrepreneurial thinking that promotes the students to the interaction and facilitates for the creating their own business. Teachers integrated learning beholds the prominency of B.Ed. Degree in teaching. Technology innovations formulated in this policy with advancements of the child’s – critical thinking and AI- based solutions.

The New Education policy fosters the Indian values and awareness of the environmental problems embarks the sustainable development. The prominent purpose of the NEP policy redefined for the universalisation of education and India – a global superpower.

Stages of the NEP 2020

Foundational stage- [5 years]

Preparatory stage- [3 years]

Middle stage – [ 3 years]

Secondary stage – [ 4years]

The NEP 2020 policy bricks the foundational pillars which are access, equity, quality, affordability and accountability. These pillars engaged the education field in ease of the learning for the students and classified their interest in the following fields. It minimizes the limitations of the existing policies in the field. As such, the core of the pillar of access is regenerative of the universal learning primary of all ages that lacks in the facilities and support. The pillar of equity researched the action of the policy the fulfils the gap of the marginalized group having the difficulty in learning ensures that every student be involved to thrive the best in education system. New Education policy framework the financial affordability by each child in terms of aid through scholarships and funds. It aims for the 100% gross enrollment in schools.