New Education Policy 2019: Future
Changes:-
Education will take New Turn. So many changes
will be seen in the coming future.
1) Semesters system will be implemented for
the class from 9th to 12th
2) Different promotions and increment will be
given on teacher’s performance not on age.
3) Four year integrated B.Ed. will be
compulsory for Teacher recruitment from 2030.
4) There will be Quarter facility for
teachers.
5) Business or Vocational courses will be
started in all schools from class 9th .
6) Higher secondary or junior college is converted
into secondary school.
7) Preprimary :
Nursery + Jr. KG + Sr. KG
+ 1st + 2st
+ 1st + 2st
Primary : 3rd + 4th +5th
Upper Primary : 6th + 7th + 8th
Secondary : 9th + 10th +
11th + 12th
8) Teachers will be transferred after 5 years throughout
the state.
9) Appointment of teachers will be done only
through TET or TAIT exam + Demonstration of teaching + Interview.
10) MHRD will change to Ministry of Education.
Summarized highlights of New Education Policy
The draft New Education Policy (NEP), 2019,
has recommended the restructuring of the school curriculum and pedagogy in a
new “5+3+3+4 design”.
This is a major departure from the legacies of
the National Policy on Education, 1968, which follows the “10+2” format in the
school education system.
The NEP committee, headed by former ISRO chief
K. Kasturirangan, is of the opinion that “while the 10+2 system of school
education has served the country well over the past 50 years - and has been an
important step forward to uniform the school education structure in India,
modern times and needs with respect to employment and beyond, together with
advances and discoveries in cognitive science, have also made clear that a new
structure for the educational system is required.”
The reconfiguration has been proposed “to
deliver the vision of education enunciated in this policy and to prepare our
students optimally in the 21st Century.”
The 10+2 system has been referred in different
parts of the country as grades/classes 1-12, with classes 1-5 the primary
stage, classes 6-8 the upper primary stage, classes 9-10 the secondary stage
and classes 11-12 the higher secondary, pre-university, intermediate or junior
college stage.
But now the notions of “higher secondary” or
“junior college” will be eliminated. Classes 11 and 12 will be considered an
integral part of the secondary stage.
In this design, the focus at all stages will
be to “heavily incorporate Indian and local traditions, as well as ethical
reasoning, socio-emotional learning, quantitative and logical reasoning,
computational thinking and digital literacy, scientific temper, languages and
communication skills, in a manner that is developmentally appropriate and in
the curricular/pedagogical style that is optimal for each stage,” said the
draft.
The committee has also recommended a “system
of modular board examinations - restructured to test only core concepts,
principles, critical thinking and other higher-order skills in each subject”
that will “pin down the common courses, while great flexibility will be offered
for remaining courses.”
The draft policy also said the curricular and
pedagogical structure of school education will be reconfigured in a way that’ll
make it responsive and relevant to the developmental needs and interests of
learners at different stages of their development, corresponding to the ages of
3-8 years, 8-11 years, 11-14 years, and 14-18 years, respectively.
The structure and framework for school
education will therefore be guided by a 5+3+3+4 design.
Under this, there’ll be five years of the
foundational stage that’ll include three years of pre-primary school and grades
1 and 2, followed by three years of the preparatory (or latter primary) stage —
grades 3, 4 and 5.
Then, there would be three years of middle (or
upper primary) stage — grades 6, 7 and 8 and finally, four years of the high
(or secondary) stage — grades 9, 10, 11 and 12.
According to the draft, the “foundational
stage will comprise five years of flexible, multilevel, play-based,
activity-based, and discovery-based learning, continuously incorporating the
latest research in ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) as well as the
various time-tested Indian traditions for cognitive and emotional stimulation
of children.”
The preparatory stage, “will comprise three
years of education, building on the play, discovery, and activity-based
pedagogical and curricular style of the foundational stage, but also gradually
beginning to incorporate textbooks as well as aspects of more formal classroom
learning.”
The committee has said that there should
mostly be generalist teachers during this stage, with the possible exception of
some specialist language and art teachers (who may be shared across the school
or school complex).
The aim of this stage will be to lay the general
groundwork across subjects, including reading, writing, speaking, physical
education, art, languages, science, and mathematics, so that students are
prepared to delve deeper into learning areas through specialized subjects and
subject teachers in the stages that follow.
The middle stage “will comprise three years of
education, building on the more formal pedagogical and curricular style of the
elementary stage, but will see the introduction of subject teachers for
learning/discussion of the more abstract concepts in each subject that students
will be ready for at this stage across the sciences, mathematics, arts, social
sciences, and humanities.”
The focus would also be on, “experiential
learning within each subject, and explorations of relations among different
subjects, will be encouraged and emphasized despite the introduction of more specialized
subjects and subject teachers.”
The secondary stage “will comprise four years
of multidisciplinary study, and will build on the subject-oriented pedagogical
and curricular style of the middle stage, but with greater depth, greater
critical thinking, greater attention to life aspirations, and greater
flexibility and student choice.”
Semesters at various stages:-
Each year of the secondary stage will be divided
into two semesters, for a total of eight semesters. Each student would take
five to six subjects each semester, according to the NEP draft.
“There will be some essential common subjects
for all, while simultaneously there will be a great flexibility in selecting
elective courses (including in the arts, vocational subjects, and physical
education) that all students can expand their horizons as they see fit and
explore their individual interests and talents.”
The focus, the draft policy said, would be on
“interactive and fun classrooms, where questions are encouraged, with creative,
collaborative, and exploratory activities for deeper and more experiential
learning.
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