After
34 years of diligent efforts, the much-awaited National Education Policy (NEP) received the cabinet’s nod on 29 July 2020. It replaced the National Policy on Education,
1986. The new educational policy lays out a comprehensive framework that
focuses on transforming India’s education system by 2030. But what makes the
new education policy worth paying attention to? Let us ascertain key takeaways
from the new education policy that makes it revolutionary in every sense.
Important
Objectives of the New Education Policy
·
-GDP
Investment in education to be increased from 1.6% to at least 6%
At present, India spends 4.6% of its total
GDP in our education sector. The government has decided to bring it up to at
least 6%. This will enable the introduction of increased funds for higher
education and research purposes. Moreover, scholarships for the economically
weaker section will also prove to be a boom in the education system of
India.
·
-Gross The enrolment Ratio will be increased to 50% by 2035
Gross Enrolment Ratio means the number of
students enrolled in a given level of education. The Gross Enrolment Ratio
(GER) in higher education of India for the year 2018-19 was at 26.3%.
The new NEP has been designed with a
holistic approach in which vocational and extra-curricular activities have been
given equal footing. The student-centric approach has been a prime focus of
this policy.
Key
takeaways of the new National Educational Policy
-Revised
Academic Structure
The existing structure of 10+2 has now been
replaced by the all-new 5+3+3+4. This move has transformed the Indian education
system by making it similar to the global education system.
·
Students
to learn coding from 6th standard onwards
Students will start learning and practising
coding from 6th class onwards. This practice has been a part of the foreign
education system for many years.
·
Option
to learn in mother tongue till 5th grade
Students will get the benefit of learning in
their local language till 5th grade. Europe has inculcated this practice where
it becomes easy for students to comprehend new concepts in their local
language.
·
10
days Bagless Period
To make learning practical, shifting the
focus from rote learning to introduce vocational training, a revolutionary
concept 10 days bag less period has been introduced by the government. This
step will allow students of 6th-8th grade to intern with vocational
experts such as gardeners, carpenters, potters, artists etc and also value such
professions.
·
Freedom
to explore any subject
Prior to the new education policy, students
had very few limited categories of subjects to explore. What made this more
binding was if a student wanted to take a subject of arts or commerce along
with science, he simply could not. The new education policy empowers the
students to opt for any subject of their choice.
There are numerous other features of this
national educational policy which bring a much-needed and revolutionary change
in the education system of India. It has attempted to address all withstanding
drawbacks of the current education system that was pending for decades.
A long-awaited positive change in the
education structure of the country has invigorated all the stakeholders
including teachers, parents and most importantly, the future of our nation, the
students.
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