After the withdrawal of the Farmer’s Bill, few organized committees are now demanding revocation of National Education Policy 2020. According to these committees, the government is making a mockery of the Indian education system. Is it so? But few institutes in India have already implemented this new policy and few institutions are already working on this model even before this policy came into effect. So what can we confer, is it a boon or a bane for students and the future of India? Let’s check it out.
Before we continue the advantages and disadvantages, let’s see what the important points of the National Education Policy 2020 are.
1. Changes are made only on how education will be granted within the country. The process will be the same for students who want to go abroad. For example, if you are a student of Pune University, you will have to appear for IELTS/TOEFL, etc., apply to a foreign institute, procure Pune University Transcript and complete your post-graduation abroad. But how you complete graduation in India will now be different.
2. Instead of 10+2 earlier, the school will run on a 5+3+3+4 formulation. The stages are:
a. Anganwadi or primary classes up to class 2 (5)
b. Class 3,4 and 5 (3)
c. Class 6,7 and 8 (3)
d. Class 9,10, 11 and 12 (4)
3. At the primary level, the students will have to give only 3 exams i.e. in classes 2, 5, and 8 unlike annual examinations every year. The board will be there in classes 10 and 12 which are subject to revision on further amendments in the policy.
4. Emphasis is given to the medium of instruction. While it is not forced, the institutes have the option to teach in English, Hindi, or the mother tongue of the state.
5. Students will have the option to choose multi-disciplinary subjects like they can choose fashion designing along with mathematics.
These are a few major changes in the school. At the college level, the student will get multiple entries and exit opportunities in college. If a student completes 1, 2, or 3 years in college, he will be granted a certificate, diploma, or degree respectively.
It will be exciting to see if the foreign universities consider these certificates or diplomas for their international student intake. We are curious about how the Pune university transcript will look like for a 2 years college. And how the transcripts of different courses will be.
Conclusion:
Every new policy comes up with lots of confusion in the beginning. While students will get relief on not giving exams every year, it may happen that they will not consider studies seriously. It will also bring a revolution in education as they will not have pressure to mug up everything to pass on exams. Similarly, when it comes to multi-disciplinary education, we are not sure whether a student will be clear or confused on his career choice, like what is the benefit of the bakery with engineering? What do you think about the new Policy? Share your views below.