The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which outlines India’s new education policy, was approved by the Cabinet on July 29, 2020. NEP 2020 replaced the previous National Policy on Education, 1986, which had been in effect for 34 years. More
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Criticizing the MK Stalin-led government, Annamalai accused the DMK of creating "two classes of students" by opposing NEP 2020, which mandates a three-language formula, including English, Hindi, and the regional language.
The APAAR ID card, launched by the Government of India, offers a unique identity for students, tracking academic progress and enabling smooth transitions between institutions.
Educators say the presence of a coalition government is unlikely to impact the implementation of the NEP drastically but might necessitate more dialogue and collaboration.
As per the guidelines, all institutions are required to maintain a functional website to provide relevant information to stakeholders.
Recently, Nischal’s Smart Learning Solutions has observed that both private and government schools are increasingly receptive to adopting AR/VR technologies in their classrooms
For children aged between three and six years, a National Curriculum for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is being launced. A National Framework for Early Childhood Stimulation will be launched for children from birth to three years.
The partnership focuses on empowering the large network of NSDC Skill Training Partners across India to align, accredit and formalise their professional short-term fee-based programmes so that Academic Credits can be awarded to the candidates in line with the National Credit Framework
In an interview with Moneycontrol, Chandrakant Patil, Minister for Higher and Technical Education in the Maharashtra Government, said the state is preparing students for the future job market through strategic partnerships with industry leaders.
As per NEP 2020, the foundational stage consists of five years of learning for all children aged 3 to 8 – three years of pre-school education and two years of early primary grade 1 and grade 2.
Moneycontrol has compiled a list of these schemes, which found mention in the FM's Budget Speech
The proposed shift in timings, aimed at ensuring proper sleep to young students, is raising questions about how it aligns with parents' work schedules and existing school routines.
In the proposed norms, postgraduate students are granted the unprecedented freedom to switch disciplines, fostering interdisciplinary knowledge acquisition.
The UG programmes at IIT Kharagpur had eight weeks of summer internship and this can now be extended to eight months of research or industry internship.
The body in April this year dropped several chapters including some on the Mughal Empire from Class 12 history textbooks. Rajagopalan, a member of NCERT's National Expert Group on Assessment of Elementary Education, tells Moneycontrol that presenting a rational reasoning could have avoided the political controversy.
Education experts say NCF should emphasise play-based learning as a core component of the curriculum, as childhood development research has shown that play-based learning is critical for children's cognitive, social, and emotional development
The structure of classes 9 and 10 would also significantly change once the suggestions, which are being developed by a 12-member steering committee led by former ISRO chairperson K Kasturirangan, are implemented with pupils needing to clear eight papers.
The National Education Policy 2020 recommends strengthening the learning of children at the ‘foundational stage’ as a national priority.
The policy is "rooted in Indianness and emphasises on learning in the mother tongue", Pradhan said at the 36th convocation of SASTRA Deemed University here.
The programme, "Connecting the Dots" was held to discuss the National Education Policy, 2020.
A look at the provisions included in National Education Policy (NEP 2020) to revamp the education sector to ensure quality education and universal literacy
Up to 36 percent of students said they do well in studies for social approval and 33 percent agreed that they yield to peer pressure, according to the survey.
Prof Dhirendra Pal Singh, former chairman of the University Grants Commission, told PTI that implementation of the NEP-2020 in the state will lead to better coordination among educational institutes which is needed to improve quality of education.
NEP 2020: Higher education institutes face many challenges to implement the policy as the new multidisciplinary curriculum would require new infrastructure, training of faculty members and higher budgets
During the launch of NEP Karnataka, the state announced that academic year for colleges will start from October 1 this year under NEP 2020 and therefore, the admissions will start from August 23.