CONTENT Launch. History of National Education Policies. Highlights of New Education Policy 2022. Advantages of National Education Policy . Disadvantages of National Education Policy. Immediate changes needed on the Indian Education system . Conclusion.
NEP Implementation Review 2022 By PM Modi: Prime Minister Modi chaired a key review meeting on the implementation of New Education Policy NEP 2020. The meeting to review the implementation on NEP was held on 7th May 2022 . Launch :-
Since the country's independence in 1947, the Indian government sponsored a variety of programmes to address the problems of illiteracy in both rural and urban India. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad , India's first Minister of Education, envisaged strong central government control over education throughout the country, with a uniform educational system. The Union government established the University Education Commission (1948–1949), the Secondary Education Commission (1952–1953), University Grants Commission and the Kothari Commission (1964–66) to develop proposals to modernise India's education system. The Resolution on Scientific Policy was adopted by the government of Jawaharlal Nehru , India's first Prime Minister. The Nehru government sponsored the development of high-quality scientific education institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology . In 1961, the Union government formed the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) as an autonomous organisation that would advise both the Union and state governments on formulating and implementing education policies. [ History of National Education Policies :-
HIGHLIGHTS OF NEW EDUCATION SYSTEM 2022 :- Ensuring Universal Access at all levels of school education. Early Childhood Care & Education with new Curricular and Pedagogical Structure. Attaining Foundational Literacy and Numeracy. Reforms in school curricula and pedagogy. Multilingualism and the power of language. Equitable and Inclusive Education. Standard-setting and Accreditation for School Education. Robust Teacher Recruitment and Career Path.
Advantages of National Education Policy :- The Government aims to make schooling available to everyone with the help of NEP 2022. Approximately two crore school students will be able to come back to educational institutes through this new approach . According to the national education policy 2022, the 5+3+3+4 structure will replace the existing 10+2 structure. This structure is focused on student’s formative years of learning. This 5+3+3+4 structure corresponds to ages from 3 to 8, 8 to 11, 11 to 14 and 14 to 18. 12 years of schooling, 3 years if Anganwadi and pre-schooling are included in this structure . For children up to the age of 8, a National Curricular and Pedagogical Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education will be designed and developed by NCERT . According to the national education policy 2022, the Education Ministry is to set up a National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy. The responsibility for successful implementation for achieving the foundation of numeracy and literacy for all students till class three falls upon the states of India. This implementation is scheduled to be done by 2025.
Disadvantages of National Education Policy :- In the National Education Policy 2022, language is a negative factor as there is a problematic teacher to student ratio in India, thus introducing mother languages for each subject in academic institutes is a problem. Sometimes, finding a competent teacher becomes a problem and now another challenge comes with the introduction of the NEP 2022, which is bringing study material in mother languages . According to the national education policy 2022, students willing to complete their graduation have to study for four years while one can easily complete his/ her diploma degree in two years. This might encourage the pupil to leave the course midway . According to the national education policy 2022, students of the private schools will be introduced to English at a much earlier age than the students of the Government schools. The academic syllabus will be taught in the respective regional languages of the Government school students. This is one of the major new education policy drawbacks as this will increase the number of students uncomfortable in communicating in English thus widening the gap between sections of the societies.
Immediate changes needed on the Indian Education system :- 1 . Encourage Research Work 2 . Introduction to Different Opportunities 3 . Smart Educators 4 . Technology Trends 5 . One to One Education 6 . Irradicate Reservation 7. Co-Curricular Activities 8. Allow Private Capital in Education 9 . Purpose of Education
Conclusion :- The New national Education Policy (NEP) 2022 , is a good policy as it aims at making The Education system holistic , flexible , multidisciplinary , aligned to the need of the 21 st century and the 2030 Sutainable Development Goals. The intent of policy seems To be ideal in many ways but it is the implementation where lies the key to success.