Does India really need a New Education Policy to achieve educational equity?
5 years, 5 months ago

Does India really need a New Education Policy to achieve educational equity?

Hindustan Times  

​Does India really need a New Education Policy? In reviewing this draft policy, I focussed mainly on school education including the chapters on Teacher Education, the National Research Foundation, Technology in Education and the Regulatory System. It says ‘we have been almost fatally slow in the adoption of technology to improve the quality of education’, and ‘salary, promotion, career management, and leadership positions in the school system and beyond tend not to have any formal merit-based structures, but rather are based on lobbying, luck, or seniority’ and further ‘the teacher education sector has been beleaguered with mediocrity as well as rampant corruption.’ Unfortunately, the policy seems to be less effective in proposing concrete solutions to these problems but acknowledging a shortcoming is a key step towards any solution. There is also need to have national and state goals like ‘every child reading by grade 2’, for example, which should ideally be a part of a National Education Policy. No role is envisioned in the policy for private sector for-profit education players or learnings from international experience: I see the need for all sectors to work on solving India’s educational challenges, a critical requirement that has been well established by success stories in fields where India’s achievement are at world-class levels.

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Government to reduce coaching, boost holistic education: Dharmendra Pradhan
1 month ago

Government to reduce coaching, boost holistic education: Dharmendra Pradhan

India Today  

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted the government's aim to reduce students' dependency on coaching centres and adopt a holistic approach to school education. “We aim to eradicate coaching dependency by introducing AI-driven learning systems, like the one at IIT Kanpur, to help students prepare for exams with interactive methods," says the education minister. "We are aiming to make Indian …

Public policy education could make a better country if done right
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Public policy education could make a better country if done right

Live Mint  

India’s rapid economic growth and increasingly complex social and public challenges underscore the need for robust public-policy education. However, public policy programmes fall short of adequately preparing the next generation of policymakers, civil servants and engaged citizens. Traditionally, public policy education in India has been confined to post-graduate degree programmes, often offered in isolation from the real-world complexities that policymakers …

Ways in which the Indian education system can be strengthened
1 year, 8 months ago

Ways in which the Indian education system can be strengthened

The Hindu  

India is a country with a population of 1.3 billion and counting. Here is a look at some issues that plague the education system and what can be done to redress them: Limited funds and redistribution: The government at the provincial and national levels has to provide resources such as manpower, infrastructure and funds to cater to the country’s.educational needs …

Education should be industry-oriented, practical, says PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Education should be industry-oriented, practical, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

The new National Education Policy has reoriented education and skilling according to the aptitude of youngsters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, emphasising the need to have an “industry-oriented” education system to meet the growing demand for a skilled workforce as India is emerging as a global manufacturing hub. We reoriented education and skilling according to the aptitude of …

Improving the quality of higher education
1 year, 11 months ago

Improving the quality of higher education

Hindustan Times  

The pressing challenges of equity, climate, and health will only intensify in 2023. While multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary learning suggest an overhaul of today’s higher education system, it is, in fact, a circle back to our roots. The provision of online degrees and certifications, the licence to blend up to 40% of the curriculum with online learning, and the plans to …

Budget 2023 Expectations: Will This Union Budget Push India as the New Destination for Foreign Students?
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 Expectations: Will This Union Budget Push India as the New Destination for Foreign Students?

News 18  

The overall budget allocation in FY 2022-23 for higher education was Rs 40828.35 crore. The government has already brought the National Education Policy 2020, which proposes various reforms in school education as well as higher education including technical education. either exempt from GST or start levying the GST on sale of education books to enable the manufacturer to claim Input …

Globalisation of Indian education in the post-pandemic age
2 years, 5 months ago

Globalisation of Indian education in the post-pandemic age

India Today  

The new national education policy released by the government of India in 2020 outlines a grand outlook for the future of education in India, presenting a sweeping vision for the higher education institutions in India. The learning accumulated in Indian educational institutions is an advantage, and our ability to quickly scale educational offerings, particularly in engineering, to meet growing needs …

For New India, new system and modern processes are critical, says PM Modi in Varanasi
2 years, 6 months ago

For New India, new system and modern processes are critical, says PM Modi in Varanasi

Firstpost  

The prime minister who inaugurated the three-day meet on implementation of the National Education Policy, said ‘we should not only prepare degree holder youth but give our education system to the country, whatever human resources are needed for the country to move forward New Delhi: For creating a New India, a new system and modern processes are critical, said Prime …

Will Budget 2022 heal India's sagging education system?
2 years, 11 months ago

Will Budget 2022 heal India's sagging education system?

India Today  

India is one of the countries where school closures due to the pandemic were the longest in the world. In over 60 per cent of government primary schools in Uttar Pradesh, children were found sitting in multi-grade classrooms, possibly due to lack of space or teachers, according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2018. From 11.4 per cent of …

New Education Policy 2020 to help provide affordable, quality education to students: Dharmendra Pradhan
3 years, 3 months ago

New Education Policy 2020 to help provide affordable, quality education to students: Dharmendra Pradhan

India Today  

On Thursday, the Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, said that several provisions are outlined in the new New Education Policy which aims at internationalism in education and helping in providing students with an affordable and quality education. The new National Education Policy has provisions which focus on internationalisation of education and multidisciplinary education," Pradhan said in his address during the …

Has Covid-19 pandemic brought the need to revisit India's education system?
3 years, 8 months ago

Has Covid-19 pandemic brought the need to revisit India's education system?

India Today  

The education system has three very important components. But there is much concern regarding admission and examination subsystems of the education system. Flexibility in India education system One important change which is to be a permanent feature of the Indian education system is flexibility. The Indian education sector will become more tech-savvy, flexible, focusing on continuous assessment rather than on …

NEP 2020: How can India become center for public policy education in next five years?
3 years, 11 months ago

NEP 2020: How can India become center for public policy education in next five years?

India Today  

India is a desirable destination in the Global Higher Education space. The present-day, low-trust, high-touch regulatory approach needs to be replaced with a trust-but-verify mode, giving the better performing institutions greater autonomy to develop long-term roadmaps for emerging areas like public policy. Different public policy courses: Public policy courses designed to keep Indian ethos with the western public policy frameworks …

How to implement National Education Policy 2020
4 years ago

How to implement National Education Policy 2020

India Today  

A well-defined, well-planned and progressive education policy is a must for every country because education is the cornerstone of economic and social progress. Main highlights of NEP The new education policy aims at overhauling the India's existing education regime, making it more learner-centric. NEP 2020 has as its main tenets: flexibility, so that learners can choose their learning trajectories; equal …

The National Education Policy is Yet Another Dakshina from Ekalavyas of the Indian Republic
4 years, 1 month ago

The National Education Policy is Yet Another Dakshina from Ekalavyas of the Indian Republic

News 18  

“Brahmanism could taunt you with the mask of nationalism, flaunt itself as Ramana Maharshi, beseech you with its invocations of Saivism, implore your attention as Vaishnavism. But, the recently adopted National Education Policy 2020 has the audacity to not mention the Fundamental Rights or Directive Principles. The NEP 2020 begins with acknowledging one, that “education is fundamental for developing an …

New education policy aims to achieve twin objectives of inclusion, excellence: President Kovind
4 years, 3 months ago

New education policy aims to achieve twin objectives of inclusion, excellence: President Kovind

The Hindu  

The new National Education Policy aims to reorient the education system towards meeting the needs of the 21st century by achieving the twin objectives of inclusion and excellence, President Ram Nath Kovind said Saturday. Addressing the Visitors’ Conference on ‘Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 in Higher Education’, the President said the policy sets the vision of developing an equitable …

New Education Policy focuses on learning instead of studying, to help India become self reliant, says PM Modi
4 years, 4 months ago

New Education Policy focuses on learning instead of studying, to help India become self reliant, says PM Modi

Op India  

PM Modi today joined President Kovind through video conferencing to address the inaugural session of the Governor’s Conference. NEP will give a new direction to the social and economic life of 21st century India “The policy will give a new direction to the social and economic life of 21st century India,” PM Modi said while adding that the work on …

How NEP conceptualises a new paradigm of High Education
4 years, 4 months ago

How NEP conceptualises a new paradigm of High Education

Op India  

The National Education Policy 2020, approved by the Union Cabinet, has conceptualized a new paradigm of higher education in India. The National Education Policy is a product of that thought process and promises to dissolve these existing anomalies by constructing an ecosystem conducive to intellectual growth and open up an altogether new dimension of higher education in India in order …

National Education Policy will ensure quality and affordable education, says Prakash Javadekar
4 years, 5 months ago

National Education Policy will ensure quality and affordable education, says Prakash Javadekar

India Today  

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that the new National Education Policy will ensure accessibility, equity, quality, affordability and accountability. Addressing at Webinar on "National Education Policy" organised by Vidyapeeth Vikas Manch, NYCS & Savitribai Phule, Pune University https://t.co/rFnOLnkjS2 — Prakash Javadekar August 13, 2020 Education for all Speaking at the webinar, Javadekar, who was the HRD minister from …

National education policy 2020: The devil lies in implementation
4 years, 5 months ago

National education policy 2020: The devil lies in implementation

Live Mint  

The recently announced new National Education Policy 2020 sets out a vision for 2040 with a plan for transforming school and higher education across India. The experience of earlier national education policies suggests that in a federal system, implementation and coordination form a complex process, which can take as long as two decades. The NEP proposes a “light but tight” …

Decoding the agenda of the new National Education Policy
4 years, 5 months ago

Decoding the agenda of the new National Education Policy

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet’s approval of N ational Education Policy 2020 on July 29, was preceded by significant moves by the Government of India, which revealed the ideological framework of the policy. Yet, the NEP proposes to over-centralise all key decision-making “from ECCE to higher education” through a spectrum of new central agencies and mechanisms to be constituted/instituted; for example, the …

Opinion | Our national education policy is high on goals but low on realism
4 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | Our national education policy is high on goals but low on realism

Live Mint  

The new National Education Policy is the third overhaul of India’s education system in the life of the Republic. Unfortunately, notwithstanding various policy measures, what we have is a shambles of an education system: one where students achieve perfect scores in history and literature at school, but PhD theses are, in a great many instances, embarrassing documents attached to unemployable …

National Education Policy 2020 will bring revolution in Indian education system: Here's how
4 years, 5 months ago

National Education Policy 2020 will bring revolution in Indian education system: Here's how

India Today  

Leading education leaders including Dr Pradeep K Sinha, Director and Vice-Chancellor, IIIT Naya Raipur; Dr Narendra Shyamsukha, Founder and Chairman, ICA Edu Skills; Dr P.R. Sodani, Pro-President, IIHMR University, Jaipur and Dr RL Raina, Vice-Chancellor, JK Lakshmipat University have hailed Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi-led recently presented National Education Policy 2020, calling it a “revolution in the In the Indian …

Education at the mercy of the market
4 years, 5 months ago

Education at the mercy of the market

The Hindu  

It is an intriguing but by now a hardly surprising fact that on June 24, the Human Resource Development Ministry finalised a loan with the World Bank as the culmination of a process allowing for its third and final intervention 1993-2002 and the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan since 2002) in determining the structure, content and governance of the entire system of …

10 Key things PM Modi said about the New Education Policy
4 years, 5 months ago

10 Key things PM Modi said about the New Education Policy

Business Standard  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed a conclave on the new National Education Policy. In his inaugural address on ‘Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy', Modi said that the new National Education policy will be the foundation of a new India. 10 Key things PM Modi said about the New Education Policy: 1. "For the past several …

New Education Policy 2020- An idea whose time had come
4 years, 5 months ago

New Education Policy 2020- An idea whose time had come

India TV News  

“Education is not filling the mind with a lot of facts. It is also required that these policies get updated from time to time so that new developments in society and technology do not make the education system out of sync. Village education committees across 2.5 lakh gram panchayats took part in the deliberations, along with parents, students, teachers, elected …

NEP is Copy of Western System with No Realisation of Ground Reality, Says Bengal's Education Minister
4 years, 5 months ago

NEP is Copy of Western System with No Realisation of Ground Reality, Says Bengal's Education Minister

News 18  

Terming the New Educational Policy ‘illogical and irrational’, renowned scholars and academicians in West Bengal feel that the NEP will lead to more number of school dropouts, creating ‘two classes of citizenship’. The six-member committee was constituted of Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University, Suranjan Das, well-known educationist Pabitra Sarkar, scholar and Indologist, Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri, West Bengal syllabus committee, Aveek Majumdar. …

A policy with many a right intention
4 years, 5 months ago

A policy with many a right intention

The Hindu  

Thirty-four years after the last National Policy on Education was introduced, in 1986, the National Education Policy, 2020 has been announced. A majority of the path-breaking proposals submitted by the Dr. K. Kasturirangan Committee, in the 2019 draft National Education Policy, seem to have been approved. Editorial | A long road: On National Education Policy 2020 Missing in the final …

Multi-disciplinary Feature of New Edu Policy to Attract More Foreign Students: PM Aide PK Mishra
4 years, 5 months ago

Multi-disciplinary Feature of New Edu Policy to Attract More Foreign Students: PM Aide PK Mishra

News 18  

The multi-disciplinary feature of the new education policy will "certainly" attract more foreign students to come to India, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister PK Mishra said on Sunday. "It will certainly attract foreign students…With the new education policy, there will be a lot of liberalised regime, regulatory systems also will be much more liberalised, there will be more freedom. …

The Hindu Explains | What has the National Education Policy 2020 proposed?
4 years, 5 months ago

The Hindu Explains | What has the National Education Policy 2020 proposed?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Union Cabinet approved a new National Education Policy on July 29, after a 34-year gap. The National Education Policy, 2020 is meant to provide an overarching vision and comprehensive framework for both school and higher education across the country. National Education Policy 2020 | KVs unlikely to change medium of instruction For higher education, a …

National Education Policy 2020: The prospect of research and innovation
4 years, 5 months ago

National Education Policy 2020: The prospect of research and innovation

Op India  

The government has announced the National Education Policy 2020. It is heartening to see that the Government has taken due cognizance and rose to the occasion by formulating the ‘New Education Policy.’ One of the most important features of the new NEP is its focus on widening the gamut, structure and quality of research in various fields. The new policy …

New Education Policy 2020: Here's what prominent educationalists have to say
4 years, 5 months ago

New Education Policy 2020: Here's what prominent educationalists have to say

India Today  

On Wednesday, India received a New Education Policy which was approved by the Union Cabinet. Expert’s opinion on the New Education Policy India Today got some experts talking about the New Education Policy and this is what they have to say. The Principal of Springdales School, Amita Wattal is also convinced with the New Education Policy. Former DUTA president Aditya …

Sisodia calls National Education Policy confused, silent about how to achieve outlined reforms
4 years, 5 months ago

Sisodia calls National Education Policy confused, silent about how to achieve outlined reforms

India Today  

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday that the new National Education Policy recommended a highly-regulated” and “poorly-funded” education model, while it is either confused or silent on how the reforms outlined in it will be achieved. Certain prominent features in NEP 2020 Some of the features which were a part of the National Education Policy unveiled on …

A long road: The Hindu Editorial on National Education Policy 2020
4 years, 5 months ago

A long road: The Hindu Editorial on National Education Policy 2020

The Hindu  

The National Education Policy 2020 announced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development sets for itself the goal of transforming the system to meet the needs of 21st Century India. It is no secret that primary schools record shockingly poor literacy and numeracy outcomes, dropout levels in middle and secondary schools are significant, and the higher education system has generally …

Part 1: Do NEP Reforms Fix the Gaps in Current School Education?
4 years, 5 months ago

Part 1: Do NEP Reforms Fix the Gaps in Current School Education?

The Quint  

Along with renaming the Ministry of Human Resource Development as the Ministry of Education, the Union government unveiled the New Education Policy 2020 recently. The announcements are plenty – Mphil is scrapped, four year undergraduate programme is back, vocational training is mandated in schools, teaching in mother tongue or regional languages is advised at school levels, board exams played down, …

New Education System Aims to Promote Regional Languages Rather Than Impose: Prakash Javadekar
4 years, 5 months ago

New Education System Aims to Promote Regional Languages Rather Than Impose: Prakash Javadekar

ABP News  

New Delhi: After the Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020 on Wednesday which is set to change the face of the education system in India, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar stressed on how it will benefit the students by ensuring lesser dropouts and increase the opportunity for students besides refuting the allegations that it will impose regional …

National Education Policy 2020: A Brief Guide On Changes In School, Board Exams And Higher Education Under NEP
4 years, 5 months ago

National Education Policy 2020: A Brief Guide On Changes In School, Board Exams And Higher Education Under NEP

ABP News  

New Delhi: The much-awaited New Education Policy 2020 was finally unveiled with a view to overhaul the education system and more focussed on testing actual knowledge instead of crammed learning. These major changes will redefine the education system in India by bringing it on par with the international standard as well. Education Loan Information: Calculate Education Loan EMI

Easy board exams, no MPhil, teaching in mother tongue: Top 5 points on New Education Policy
4 years, 5 months ago

Easy board exams, no MPhil, teaching in mother tongue: Top 5 points on New Education Policy

India Today  

The Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet has given a green signal to National Education Policy 2020. Major reforms in the new education policy include modification in higher education sector, increased focus on non-academic skills and inclusion through language diversity. 10+2 dropped, replaced with 5+3+3+4 The New Education Policy has proposed the 10+2 structure of school curricula be replaced by a 5+3+3+4 …

NEP will transform millions of lives, says Modi; CPM terms it unilateral drive to destroy education
4 years, 5 months ago

NEP will transform millions of lives, says Modi; CPM terms it unilateral drive to destroy education

Firstpost  

CPM leader Sitaram Yechury alleged that none of the suggestions sent by academicians were included in the new National Education Policy cleared by the Union cabinet The new National Education Policy, which was approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, evoked mixed reactions from academicians as well as political leaders. In a series of tweets, he said the New Education …

National Education Policy 2020 | 4-year UG courses in; M.Phil. out
4 years, 5 months ago

National Education Policy 2020 | 4-year UG courses in; M.Phil. out

The Hindu  

The new National Education Policy approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday will introduce four-year undergraduate degrees with multiple entry and exit options, abolish the M.Phil. degree, and establish a common higher education regulator with fee fixation for both private and public institutions. It also envisions universalisation of early childhood education from ages 3 to 6 by 2030, a new …

National Education Policy 2020 | CPI(M) attacks ‘unilateral’ decision to ‘impose’ new policy
4 years, 5 months ago

National Education Policy 2020 | CPI(M) attacks ‘unilateral’ decision to ‘impose’ new policy

The Hindu  

The CPI Polit Bureau has strongly denounced the “unilateral” decision to “impose” the new education policy, without discussing it in Parliament first. It is a gross violation by the Central government to impose a New Education Policy unilaterally bypassing all the objections and opposition recorded by various state governments,” the Polit Bureau said in a statement. “The draft is, as …

From expanding RTE Act's ambit to making board exams low-stakes, highlights of new National Education Policy
4 years, 5 months ago

From expanding RTE Act's ambit to making board exams low-stakes, highlights of new National Education Policy

Firstpost  

The NEP also features a single regulator for higher education institutions, multiple entry and exit options in degree courses and common entrance exams for admissions to universities, among other things India’s National Education Policy has been given a complete overhaul for the first time in close to three decades with the Union Cabinet givings its approval to the new policy …

National Education Policy: Govt initiates bold reforms
4 years, 5 months ago

National Education Policy: Govt initiates bold reforms

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The new National Education Policy that received the Union Cabinet's approval on Wednesday has put in place a slew of education reforms both in the higher education and schools sector. But says it will lighten up the education regulation space by merging multiple higher education regulators like University Grants Commission and All India Council for Technical Education. “We …

All you need to know about new National Education Policy: 10 points
4 years, 5 months ago

All you need to know about new National Education Policy: 10 points

Live Mint  

The new National Education Policy approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday is set to usher in a slew of changes, ranging from reduction in school curriculum to discontinuation of MPhil. 4) Common norms to be in place for private and public higher education institutions under Central government's new Education Policy. 5) Common entrance exams to be held for admission …

National Education Policy 2020 announced: All you need to know
4 years, 5 months ago

National Education Policy 2020 announced: All you need to know

India Today  

Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave a nod to India's new National Education Policy 2020, which provides for major reforms in higher education, increased focus on non-academic skills and increased inclusion through language diversity and course fluidity. Here's are the highlights of India's new National Education Policy 2020: School Education: Universal Access: The NEP 2020 has provisions to ensure universal access …

Busting myths and the double-speak on education | Opinion
4 years, 6 months ago

Busting myths and the double-speak on education | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

“If you’re gonna be two-faced, at least make one of them pretty,” Marilyn Monroe once said. A vibrant private school sector will deliver better outcomes, at a lower cost One of our myths is that education must only be delivered by the government if it is to serve the public good. Between 2010-11 and 2017-18, 24 million children have abandoned …

PM Modi deliberates on education reforms, National Education Policy
4 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi deliberates on education reforms, National Education Policy

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday deliberated on the reforms required in the education sector, including the National Education Policy. It was decided to usher in education reforms to create a vibrant knowledge society by ensuring higher quality education to all which will make India a "global knowledge superpower', a government statement said. The focus was on bringing uniformity in …

PM Narendra Modi asks to bring reforms in National Education Policy amid coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

PM Narendra Modi asks to bring reforms in National Education Policy amid coronavirus lockdown

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday deliberated on the reforms required in the education sector, including the National Education Policy. National Education Policy review amid coronavirus lockdown According to the HRD Ministry, the National Education Policy was framed in 1986 and modified in 1992. Education can make India global superpower It was decided to usher in education reforms to create …

Govt needs to frame policy for online courses and certification: 5 points to make e-learning mainstream
4 years, 8 months ago

Govt needs to frame policy for online courses and certification: 5 points to make e-learning mainstream

India Today  

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi issuing a directive for a complete lockdown to prevent the widespread of Covid-19 from March 26, 2020 this has raised uncertainty among students who were expecting the resumption of services within a fortnight. But before we can take this opportunity to bring e-learning into mainstream, we need a strong policy to bring ed-tech platforms and …

Budget 2020: Finance minister must co-opt costs of modernising teaching, infra in allocation for education sector
4 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2020: Finance minister must co-opt costs of modernising teaching, infra in allocation for education sector

Firstpost  

It is imperative that the higher education system is thoroughly revamped so that students receive quality and contemporary education and are ready to join the workforce of the future. NEP 2019 states the intention to move the higher education system to large multidisciplinary universities, colleges, and higher education institution clusters, with institutes proposed to be categorised as “research oriented” or …

New Education Policy: 'Wishful' draft with no mention of how it will be implemented, says Manish Sisodia
5 years, 3 months ago

New Education Policy: 'Wishful' draft with no mention of how it will be implemented, says Manish Sisodia

India Today  

Various states have flagged the funding issues regarding the proposed New Education Policy by the Union HRD Ministry, saying the draft has some good proposals but no "financial plan of action for implementation." Arun Kumar Sahoo, Odisha's Education Minister, pointed out that: "More funds are required for the implementation of the policy in the states so a proper financial plan …

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