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New Education Policy, 2020 (NEP)
On Wednesday Cabinet approved to make some changes in the draft new education policy, 2019 after receiving changes and opposition in various parts of the draft. As per HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, there were 2.25 lakh recommendations on the draft NEP, 2019 when it was made public for suggestions. The draft new education policy was made public on 31st July 2019. This is the third NEP after the first one in 1968 and 1986, second one modified in 1992.
In the press conference held at New Delhi, the union minster made few changes in the draft new education policy. The primary motive behind this change was to get a single regulator under one head for all higher education institutions.
NEP was created by a panel of experts who discussed the issues pertaining to the Indian education system and recruitment process. This was led by former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan. The following are the few highlighted changes from the draft NEP:
The school education system to be divided into 5+3+3+4 format: first five as the foundation stage, next three as a preparatory stage, later three as the middle stage, and the last four as a secondary stage. A national research foundation is proposed to be set up to support and enhance the research field of state universities. The main change brought about was to support the multilingual aspect of the education system wherein the teachers would teach not only in the English language but also in regional languages. The focus is on the mainstream Sanskrit language. The policy also eliminates the distinction between arts, commerce, science streams in schools, students can choose and the course they like.
The press conference held also addressed the matter of few structures stating that the fees cap set cannot be exceeded and no extra fees should be charged. The new policy also suggested allocating about 6%of GDP in public investment.
The panel has suggested conducting a common entrance test for all colleges which is not mandatory. It also addressed the affiliated colleges and IITs. It also made a proposal to set up foreign campuses in India.
The new education policy has been set up precisely to upgrade the now education system into a better and more flexible system, thus meeting the needs of students and providing a broader aspect.
The conference concluded with addressing the press regarding a question and answers session to be conducted on a later date.
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