National Education Policy
National Education Policy
National Education Policy
NATIONAL
EDUCATION
POLICY 2019
Objective
To EXPLAIN AIMS of NEP
RTE ACT
AIMS
The draft national education policy 2019 is built on the fundamental pillars of
Access
Equit
Quality
Affordability
Accountability
Policy Overview - Key Points
Ministry
The committee has proposed to rename the ministry of human resources development to
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MOE)
The curricular and pedagogical structure of school education will be reconfigured to make it
responsive and relevant to the developmental needs and interests of learners at different stages of
their development.
a. The curricular and pedagogical structure and the curricular framework for school education will
therefore be guided by a 5+3+3+4 design:
Foundational Stage (age 3-8 years): Rapid brain development; learning based on play and active
discovery
Preparatory Stage (8-11 years): Building on play and discovery; begin the transition to structured
learning
Middle Stage (11-14 years): Learning concepts in subjects; begin navigating adolescence
Secondary Stage (14-18 years): Preparation for livelihood and higher education; transition into
young adulthood
b. The Secondary Stage will comprise four years of multidisciplinary study and will build subject
depth, critical thinking, attention to life aspirations with flexibility for student choice.
c. The content and process of school education will be reoriented to develop holistic learners. The
curriculum load will be reduced to key concepts and essential ideas, thus enabling space for deeper
and more experiential learning.
d. All students will be encouraged to develop proficiency in languages, scientific temper, sense of
aesthetics and art, communication, ethical reasoning, digital literacy.
RTE ACT
The requirements of the Right to Education Act will be made substantially less restrictive, while
ensuring safety (physical and psychological), access and inclusion, the non-profit nature of schools,
and minimum standards for learning outcomes. This is to allow for local variations and alternative
models, while making it easier for governmental and non-governmental organizations to start a
school.
The Right to Education Act will be extended to assure availability of free and compulsory
education from pre-school through Grade 12.
Teacher Education
Objective: Ensure that teachers are given the highest quality training in content, pedagogy and
practice, by moving the teacher education system into multidisciplinary colleges and universities,
and establishing the four-year integrated Bachelor’s Degree as the minimum qualification for all
school teachers
Teaching is an ethically and intellectually demanding profession. New teachers need rigorous
preparation and practicing teachers need continuous professional development and academic and
professional support.
a. The 4-year integrated Bachelor of Education programme for teacher preparation will be offered
at multi-disciplinary institutions as an undergraduate programme of study, including both
disciplinary and teacher preparation courses. This will be a stage-specific, subject-specific
programme that will prepare teachers from pre-school to the secondary stage (Class 12) for all
subjects including the arts and sports and those with a vocational education or a special education
focus.
b. The 4-year B.Ed. degree will be on par with other undergraduate degrees and students with a 4-
year B.Ed. will be eligible to take up a Master’s’ degree programme.
c. The current two-year B.Ed. programme will continue till 2030. After 2030, only those institutions
which offer a 4-year teacher education programme will run the 2-year programme as well. These
programmes will be offered to those with a graduate degree.
d. No other kind of pre-service teacher preparation programmes will be offered after 2030.
e. Teacher education will be offered by multi-disciplinary institutions only. Good pre-service teacher
preparation needs expertise across disciplines for rigorous theoretical understanding of educational
perspectives, subject and pedagogy along with a strong theory-practice connect - this demands the
availability of a range of experts in core areas of education and all other school subjects along with
a network of schools.
Objective: Revamp the higher education system, create world class institutions across the country –
increase Gross Enrolment Ratio to at least 50% by 2035.
a. New architecture: A new vision and architecture for higher education has been envisaged with
large, well-resourced, vibrant multidisciplinary institutions. The current 800 universities and 40,000
colleges will be consolidated into about 15,000 excellent institutions.
b. Liberal education: A broad-based liberal arts education at the undergraduate level for integrated,
rigorous exposure to science, arts, humanities, mathematics and professional fields will be put in
place. This would have imaginative and flexible curricular structures, creative combinations of
study, integration of vocational education and multiple entry/exit points.
d. Regulation: Regulation will be ‘light but tight’ to ensure financial probity and public- spiritedness -
standard setting, funding, accreditation, and regulation will be conducted by independent bodies to
eliminate conflicts of interest.
Institutions
The Indian education system needs inspiring leadership which will also ensure excellence of
execution.
a. The Rashtriya Shiksha Aayog or the National Education Commission will be constituted as an apex
body chaired by the Prime Minister.
b. The Union Minister of Education shall be the Vice Chairman with direct responsibilities related to
day-to-day matters
c. The Aayog will comprise eminent educationists, researchers, Union Ministers, a representation
of Chief Ministers of States and eminent professionals from various fields. All members of the
Aayog will be people with high expertise and record of public contribution in their fields, and will be
people with unimpeachable integrity and independence.
d. The Aayog will be the custodian of education in India. It will champion an integrated national
vision of education while nurturing the diversity of our society. It will facilitate effective and
synchronized vision and action from all concerned actors and leaders across national, State, and
institutional levels.
e. The Aayog will work closely with every State to ensure coordination and synergy. States may set
up apex State level bodies for education which may be called the Rajya Shiksha Aayog or the State
Education Commission.
The national research foundation: an apex body ,is proposed for creating a strong
research culture.
It will help build research capacity across higher education.
The four functions of standard setting, funding accreditation and regulation will be
separated and conducted by independent bodies.
National higher education regulatory authority will be the only regulator for all higher
education including professional education.
The policy proposes to create an accreditation eco-system led by a revamped naac
(national assessment and accreditation council)
Professional standard setting bodies for each area of professional education was
proposed.
Ugc is to be transformed to higher education grands commission(hegc).
The private and public institutions will be treated on par,and education will remain a
‘not for profit’ activity
Besides the above ,the committee also recommended several new policy initiatives for-
Promoting internationalization of higher education.
Strengthening quality open and distance learning
Technology integration at all levels of education
Enhancing participation underrepresented groups
Eliminating gender, social category and regional gaps in education outcomes.
Language
Objective: Ensure the preservation, growth, and vibrancy of all Indian languages
True inclusion and preservation of culture and traditions of each region, and true understanding by all
students in schools, can be achieved only when suitable respect is given to all Indian languages,
including tribal languages. It is thus absolutely critical to preserve the truly rich languages and literatures
of India.
a. Focus on language, literature, scientific vocabulary in Indian languages will be enabled through
strong Indian language and literature programmes across the country, recruitment of teachers and
faculty, focused research, and promotion of classical languages.
b. Existing national institutes for promotion of classical languages and literature will be
strengthened. A National Institute for Pali, Persian and Prakrit will also be set up.
c. The mandate of the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, namely to develop a
vocabulary for uniform use across the country, will be renewed and vastly expanded to include all di
disciplines and fields, and not just the physical sciences.
SUMMARY