New Education Policy 2020

  • NEP-2020 is an inclusive framework focusing on the elementary level of education to higher education in the country.
  • It will replace the National Policy on Education-1986.It outlines the vision of India’s new education system.
  • NEP 2020 focuses on five pillars: Affordability, Accessibility, Quality, Equity, and Accountability – to ensure continual learning.

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New Education Policy 2020 – Principles

Distinctive Thrust of New Education Policy

Universalisation of Education

  • The New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 aims at the universalization of education from preschool to secondary level.
  • NEP-2020 has a target of 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER), in school education by 2030.

Curricular and Pedagogical Restructuring

  • The conventional 10+2 school curricula structure is to be replaced by a 5+3+3+4 structure corresponding to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years respectively.
  • This structure, when broken up into corresponding grades, is:
    • Three years of anganwadi or preschool + two years in primary school in grades 1-2 covering ages 3 to 8 years
    • The ‘preparatory stage’ covering ages 8 to 11 years or grades 3-5
    • The ‘middle stage’ covering ages 11 to 14 years or grades 6-8
    • The ‘secondary stage’ covering ages 14 to 18 years in two phases – grades 9-10 in the first and grades 11-12 in the second.

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Equity and Inclusion in Education

  • The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisages equitable and inclusive education for all.
  • The NEP 2020 recognizes high dropout rates among socioeconomic strata and vulnerable minorities.

Inclusion of new Pedagogical system for Early Child Care Education

  • Inclusive education within the Early Childhood Development settings has been identified as the most equitable practice for life-long learning for all children.
  • The inclusion of this system will help children of early age to attain optimal outcomes in the domains of cognitive and socio-emotional-ethical development.

Standard Setting and Accreditation for School and Higher Education

  • To regulate and govern all stages of education effectively for public and private schools, NEP 2020 has recommended Standard Setting and Accreditation of Schools.
    • To ensure that all schools follow certain minimal professional and quality standards, States/UTs will set up an independent, State-wide, body called the State School Standards Authority (SSSA).

Vocational Education

  • NEP 2020 provides for early vocational exposure in middle and secondary school along with smooth integration into mainstream education.
  • It aims that by 2025, at least 50 percent of learners in the school and higher education system would have exposure to vocational education.

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