The Ministry of Education (MoE) on February 12, 2024, issued a notification regarding the implementation of NEP 2020
The following highlights of NEP 2020 have been stated namely: -
(i) Ensuring Universal Access at All Levels of schooling from pre-primary school to Grade 12.
(ii) Ensuring quality early childhood care and education for all children between 3-6 years
(iii) Introducing New Curricular and Pedagogical Structure (5+3+3+4)
(iv) Ensuring no hard separations between arts and sciences, between curricular and extra-curricular activities, and between vocational and academic streams.
(v)Establishing a National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy.
(vi) Emphasis on promoting multilingualism and Indian languages; The medium of instruction until at least Grade 5, but preferably till Grade 8 and beyond, will be the home language/mother tongue/local language/regional language.
(vii) Assessment reforms –Introducing Board Exams on up to two occasions during any given school year, one main examination and one for improvement, if desired
(viii)Setting up of a new National Assessment Centre, PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development)
(ix)Equitable and inclusive education –Ensuring special emphasis to be given on Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDGs)
(x) Establishing a separate Gender Inclusion fund and Special Education Zones for disadvantaged regions and group
[Press Release ID 2003660]
