Sisodia calls National Education Policy confused, silent about how to achieve outlined reforms
India TodayDelhi 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 Wednesday included lowering the importance of board exams and other exams in general in favour of a different style of assessment process, a common entrance exam for universities, and a single regulator for higher education institutions except for law colleges and medical colleges. ‘Why do we need board exams?’ Sisodia, who is also the education minister of Delhi, said, “If there are going to be common entrance exams in universities, why do we need board exams? Read: MHRD renamed, National Education Policy 2020 gets Cabinet approval: All you need to know Read: India gets New Education Policy after 34 years: Bag-less Day, new board exam pattern among other changes