NEP 2020

NEW FEATURES
New features in school
education
ECCE for all by 2030: NCF Achieve 100% Gross New curricular and Medium of instruction
for ECCE Enrolment Ratio in school pedagogical framework mother tongue/local
education by 2030 of 5+3+3+4 language/regional
language at least upto
grade 5
Preparatory Special Education Zones No hard separation of Exams in 3, 5 and 8 , in
class/Balvatika for 5-6 (SEZ) curricular/extra and co- addition to Board exams
year olds curricular/arts and in 10 and 12
science and
vocational/sports and
academics
National Foundational Gender Inclusion fund; Curriculum to integrate Board exams: Modular,
Literacy and Numeracy KGBVs upto class 12 Indian culture and ethos low stakes, based on
Mission at all levels conceptual knowledge
and its applications
School Preparation Bal Bhavans Reduction in curriculum National Assessment
module for all class 1 to core concepts Center – PARAKH
entrants

Utilize unused capacity of Tracking students, as well Holistic Report card – use Identify life skills to be
schools as Samajik as their learning levels; AI for identifying specific attained in each grade as
Chetna Kendras universalisation of aptitude of child a part of NCF
secondary education
Vocational education from Teacher recruitment based on TEIs to move to
middle stage TET, NTA test and teaching multidisciplinary colleges and
demonstration universities by 2030
10 days bagless internship with TET mandatory for teaching in Non-performing TEIs –
local trades/craftsperson pre-primary to 12 stringent action
Lok Vidya – local artistes as Minimum 50 hours of in- Minimum degree qualification
master instructors in schools service training per for teaching will be a 4-year
teacher/year integrated B.Ed. degree by
2030
Aim: every child learns at least National Professional ICT integration: for teaching-
one vocation and is exposed to Standards for Teachers (NPST) learning, evaluation, teacher
several more by 2022 preparation and professional
development, educational
access, educational
planning/management/adminis
tration including admissions,
attendance, assessments
Special provisions for Gifted IT and data based predictive Mandatory for every PhD
children planning for requirement of student to do a module on
students in TEIs teacher education
Engagement of social workers,
alumni, volunteers with
schools
School complex/clusters for
resource sharing
Random sampling of students SCERT to look after academics
for continuous online feedback
on self-disclosure
Book promotion policy and
digital libraries
State Department to look after
policy making
Directorate of Education to
look after operations
State School Standards
Authority to set minimal
standards for online self-
disclosure by all schools –
public and private
Adult education: focus upon
technology based solutions;
NCF for AE
Open school – NIOS to expand
to include vocational courses
and courses for grades, 3, 5
and 8 also
Alternative model of schools to
be encouraged to adopt NCF
Innovative pedagogies –
experience and activity-based,
integrating Indian art, sports
and IT
 National Public and private
schools assessed and
Curricular and accredited on the same
National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education,
Pedagogical National Curricular Framework for NCFTE 2021
criteria, benchmarks,
and processes
Framework for School Education, NCFSE 2020-21

Early
Childhood Care
and Education
(NCPFECCE) National repository of high-quality bilingual
for children high-quality resources textbooks for science
up to the on foundational and mathematics
age of 8 literacy and numeracy energizing breakfast
in addition to midday
meals.

All school children to Indian Sign

undergo regular health Language (ISL)
National Mentorship
check-ups and health programme with a large pool
will be
of outstanding senior/retired
cards will be issued faculty
standardized
New features in Higher
education
 broad-based
HEIs will be transformed Research-intensive Phasing out the multi-
Rationalised Universities, Teaching- system of ‘affiliated
into large disciplinary
multidisciplinary institutional intensive Universities colleges’ over a period
universities, colleges, and and Autonomous of fifteen years holistic
architecture for
HEI clusters/Knowledge
higher education degree-granting through a system of education at the
Hubs Colleges (ACs) graded autonomy undergraduate
level
integrated, exposure to
science, arts, humanities, Undergraduate
mathematics and degree either 3 or Certificate after Diploma after Bachelor’s degree
professional fields with
flexible curricular structures, 4-year duration- completing 1 year in a 2 years of after a 3-year
creative combinations, multiple exit discipline programme
integration of vocational
options
study,
education

4-year Academic Bank of Credit Multidisciplinary

multidisciplinary
Bachelor's programme
–preferred options
(ABC) shall be established
which would digitally
store the academic
credits earned
Education and
Research Universities
(MERUs) will be set up
 Faculty and Revamping curriculum, Financial support for
Professional academic
institutional pedagogy, assessment,
and career counselling
students- National
autonomy; and student support Scholarship Portal expanded

Clearly defined,
independent, and Governance of HEIs by
Reaffirming the integrity of
faculty and institutional
transparent processes and National Research independent boards having
criteria for faculty Foundation academic and administrative
leadership positions
recruitment- tenure track & autonomy;
incentivize excellence.

Open and distance learning

expanded, - online courses Internationalization of
and digital repositories,
education –allow entry of
funding for research,
improved student services, foreign universities,
credit-based recognition of student & faculty mobility
MOOCs, etc.,
 Higher Education Commission
Light but tight” regulation by of India (HECI)-the Umbrella
a single overarching architecture body with four
umbrella body for independent bodies for
promotion of higher Standard setting, Funding,
education Accreditation and Standard
setting
Standard setting-the
General Education Funding- Higher
Council and Professional Education Grants
Standard Setting Bodies
Council (HEGC);
(PSSBs)

Financial probity and public-

Regulation- National
Accreditation- National
Higher Education
Accreditation Council
Regulatory Council
(NAC);
(NHERC).
spiritedness- transparent self-
disclosure ,faceless intervention
through technology ,powers to
penalise HEIs not conforming to
norms and standards

Public and private higher Stand-alone technical

education institutions universities, health science
Professional education -
governed by the same set of universities, legal and
integral part of the higher
norms for regulation, agricultural universities, -aim
education system
accreditation and academic to become multi-disciplinary
standards institutions
 Integration of technology -to
improve classroom processes,
Autonomous body, the support teacher professional Promote online Indian Institute of
National Educational development, enhance Translation and
Technology Forum (NETF), to educational access for and digital Interpretation (IITI) to be
be created disadvantaged groups and
streamline educational planning,
education established.
administration and management

Sanskrit and all Indian language Efforts to preserve and promote Multiple mechanisms with
National Institute (or Institutes)
institutes and departments all Indian languages including checks and balances will combat
for Pali, Persian and Prakrit will
across the country will be classical, tribal and endangered and stop the commercialization
be set up.
significantly strengthened. languages will be undertaken of higher education.

Central Advisory Board of

Education will be strengthened
All education institutions will be Desirable to re-designate MHRD
,remodelled and rejuvenated for
held to similar standards of as the Ministry of Education
developing, articulating,
audit and disclosure (MoE)
evaluating, and revising the
vision of education