Curriculums Guide - Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary & Senior Secondary
The National Education Policy which was introduced in the year 2020 was the first education policy by the country of India in the twentieth century. The policy was introduced to replace the national policy on education or NPE which was introduced 34 years before the national education policy 2020.
Working hand in hand with sustainable development the National Education Policy 2020 aims to turn India into a global knowledge superpower where education is of the highest priority. This is to be done by making colleges and schools more accommodating, accessible, flexible, and holistic when it comes to students.
Karnataka was the first state to implement the new and reformed education policy. NEP Karnataka was the talk of the country as the state-issued official orders for the implementation of the policy.
Features of the NEP 2020:
Universal access to school education: Ensuring access to school education for every child is one of the primary goals of the national education policy. Bringing back the children who have dropped out into the education mainframe is also being targeted by the policy. An estimated 2 crore children will be brought back into the education system. Tracking the learning levels of each student and promoting holistic development is a salient feature of the national education policy.
Reforms in school curriculum: By teaching the students key modern 21st-century skills the policy aims to bring forward complete holistic development of each student in the education program. Students now would be granted increased flexibility while choosing their subjects, they would be allowed to pursue their likes. All rigid separation between different streams of learning such as science and arts would be terminated. Vocational education is going to be started very early and students after entering the 6th grade would be introduced to internship programs.
Multilinguist: The regional language or the mother tongue would be the primary language in which the curriculum would be taught at least until the 5th grade. This would be preferably carried till the 8th grade and beyond. No language would be made mandatory to learn and hence the student will be able to be comfortable with the language of their choice.
Inclusive education: No child would miss out on opportunities due to the circumstances of their birth and background. The policy pays special emphasis to children who are from economically weaker sections of society. Special education zones have been planned to be set up in many different regions where underprivileged or disabled children exist. All school infrastructure would be made free and institutions would be made to pay more attention to children from Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Groups.
Financial support: Meritorious students who belong to socially and economically disadvantaged groups and students belonging to the SC, ST, and OBC backgrounds would be offered financial help. Students would be offered scholarships based on their merit and the government plans to help each student receive the best education.
Final Overview
The national education policy 2020 aims to bring change to the education system of our country. The policy aims to bring equal opportunities for all students and to promote comprehensive learning systems in all educational institutions in the country. The state of Karnataka took the first step by implementing the policy at the pre-primary level by the name of NEP Karnataka.
By implementing this education policy nationwide, the government aims to bring 100% literacy to the youth of the country. The various salient features of the policy would bring forward the holistic development of each student and will allow them to have great careers. The primary aim of the policy is to provide education to each citizen of the country.