National Education Policy 2020 -This is the first new education policy in 34 years -A panel headed by former ISRO chief K. Kasturirangan submitted a draft in December 2018 -which was made public and opened for feedback after the Lok Sabha election in May 2019. -New Education Policy was launched on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 -Union Ministers for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Prakash Javadekar and Human Resource Development (HRD) and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, made the announcement on the NEP- 2020. -The NEP 2020 aims at making “India a global knowledge superpower”

1. National Education
Policy
2020

3. Sahin Sahari
Asst. Professor (Belda College)
Ex-Asst. Professor of ABS Academy (Post Graduate Dept. of Education.)
Ex-Guest Teacher of WBNSOU(Muragacha Govt. College)
Ex-Guest Teacher of Jonepur High School
B.A (Education). M.A(Education). B.Ed. NET(Education). SET(Education)
Ph. D in Education(Contd..)

4. National Education Policy 2020
• This is the first new education policy in 34 years
• A panel headed by former ISRO chief K. Kasturirangan submitted a
draft in December 2018
• which was made public and opened for feedback after the Lok Sabha
election in May 2019.
• New Education Policy was launched on Wednesday, July 29, 2020
• Union Ministers for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Prakash
Javadekar and Human Resource Development (HRD) and Ramesh
Pokhriyal Nishank, made the announcement on the NEP- 2020.
• The NEP 2020 aims at making “India a global knowledge superpower”

5. Targets of NEP 2020
• Universalization from ECCE to Secondary Education by 2030
• Attaining Foundational Learning & Numeracy Skills through
National Mission by 2025
• 100% GER in Pre-School to Secondary Level by 2030
• Teachers to be prepared for assessment reforms by 2023
• Inclusive & Equitable Education System by 2030
• Board Exams to test core concepts and application of knowledge
• Every Child will come out of School adept in at least one Skill
• Common Standards of Learning in Public & Private Schools

6. Policies & Changes
• The name of the Ministry of Human Resource
Development has been changed to the Ministry of
Education (Siksha Mantralaya)
• RTE (Right to Education Act.) has been extended from
Class 8th to Class 12th
• The proposal of National Academic Credit Bank (NACB)
has been recognized in the new education policy.
• Instead of exams being held every year, school students will
sit only for three - at Classes 3, 5 and 8.
• Students will begin classes on coding as well as vocational
activities from Class 6 onwards.

7. *HECI instead of UGC,AICTE & NCTE
HECI
NHERC NAC HEGC GEC
• HECI- Higher Education Council of India
– NHERC- National Higher Education Regulating Council for teacher
education & higher education
– NAC- National Accreditation Council for recognition the higher institutions.
– HEGC- Higher Education Grants Council for financial grants to the
universities & colleges.
– GEC- General Education Council for Graduate attributes & general Education

8. Language
• The new education policy will focus on multiple language
education systems. Teachers have to teach not only in
English but also in all the regional languages of India.
• The new education policy has 22 languages.
– Medium of instruction up till grade 5 to 8 will be home
language/ mother-tongue/ local language
– ‘The Languages of India’ a fun project/ activity on to be taken
by every student
– 3 languages to be taught will be decided by state/UT
– All classical languages will be widely available in schools as
options

9. Class Structure

10. Higher Education
• The NEP 2020 proposes a 4 year undergraduate
programme with multiple exit options to give
students flexibility.
– A multi-disciplinary bachelor’s degree will be awarded
after completing 4 years of study.
– Students exiting after two years will get a diploma
– those leaving after 12 months will be have studied a
vocational/professional course.
• M. Phil (Master of Philosophy) courses are to be
discontinued.

11. School
• Bal Bhavan Strengthening/setting -to partake in art -
related, career -related, and play -related activities
• Samajik Chetna Kendras to promote social, intellectual,
and voluntary activities
• Setting up State School Standards Authority(SSSA)
• Development of School Quality Assessment and
Accreditation Framework (SQAAF) by SCERT &
NCERT
• Periodic ‘health check-up’ of the overall system through
a sample-based National Achievement Survey (NAS)

12. Teacher Education
• NTA testing for admission to B.Ed.
• NPE 2020 Proposed New 4 year Integrated B.Ed Course
– 1 year B.Ed after Completing P.G/M.A
– 2 Year B.Ed after Completing U.G/B.A
– 4 Year B.Ed after Completing 12th Class
• New and Comprehensive National Curriculum Framework for
Teacher Education (by 2021)
• National Higher Education Regulatory Council (NHERC), to
function as single point regulator for higher education sector including
teacher education
• Teacher Eligibility Tests (TETs) for all teachers across Foundational,
Preparatory, Middle and Secondary stage in both public and private
schools

13. National Center for Performance
Assessment
• Setting-up of National Center for Performance
Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for
Holistic development (PARAKH)
• Objectives of PARAKH
– ● Setting norms, standards and guidelines for assessment
and evaluation
– ● Guiding the State Achievement Survey (SAS)
– ● Conducting the National Achievement Survey (NAS)
– ● Monitoring achievement of Learning Outcomes in the
country

14. Timelines for Implementation in NEP
2020
2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2040
Formulation National
Curricular Framework for
School Education
(NCFSE)
National
Curriculum
Framewor
k for
Teacher
Education
Acommon guidingset
of National
Professional
Standards for
Teachers (NPST)
Attaining universal
foundational literacy and
numeracy in all primary
schools for all learners by
grade 3
Universal provisioning
of quality early
childhood
development,care
Teacherspreparedfor
a transformation in
the assessment
system
State/UT governments to
optimize resources
through mechanisms to
group or rationalize
schools, such as, school
complexes
Atleast 50% of learners
exposed to vocational
education in the school
and higher education
system
Teacher education will
gradually be moved into
multidisciplinary colleges
and universities, with
minimum deg.
qualification 4-year B.Ed.
Only educationally sound, multidisciplinary,
and integrated teacher education
programmesshall be in force and all TEIs
will be converted into multi-disciplinary
institutes
Policy is fully
operational
following this a
comprehensive
review will be
undertaken

16. Sahin Sahari
Asst. Professor (Belda College)
Ex-Asst. Professor of ABS Academy (Post Graduate Dept. of Education.)
Ex-Guest Teacher of WBNSOU(Muragacha Govt. College)
Ex-Guest Teacher of Jonepur High School
B.A (Education). M.A(Education). B.Ed. NET(Education). SET(Education)
Ph. D in Education(Contd..)