Rajasthan government to implement NEP 2020 in phased manner

The new NEP approved by the Union Cabinet in July replaces the National Policy on Education framed in 1986 and is aimed at paving the way for ‘transformational reform’ in schools and higher education systems to make India a ‘global knowledge superpower’.

NEP 2020: The new National Education Policy (NEP) will be implemented in a phased manner in Rajasthan, said Governor Kalraj Mishra on October 6, 2020. According to the reports, the governor made the announcement while emphasizing on promoting quality, innovation, and research in education. The governor further added that the inclusion of national sentiments and nationalities necessary for education is being reflected in the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020. Governor Kalraj Mishra made the announcement while addressing a special video conference meeting of a task force held to discuss the implementation of the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This task force was formed on April 10 in the direction of the governor.

Governor Kalraj Mishra said that a preliminary blueprint prepared for implementing the new National Education Policy in the state universities. Feedback will be taken from the vice-chancellors of all universities and a three-day chancellor dialogue will be held from October 21 to 23.

The new NEP approved by the Union Cabinet in July replaces the National Policy on Education framed in 1986 and is aimed at paving the way for ‘transformational reform’ in schools and higher education systems to make India a ‘global knowledge superpower’. NEP 2020 will bring major changes in the school and college level education along with the hiring of teachers. The major change introduced in the NEP includes the change in the 10+2 school system which is now changed to 5+3+3+4 format. The new format would in turn change the board exams and the assessment system. The Policy would also affect the admissions to colleges including mandatory entrance examinations along with multiple entries and exit points during the course. Academic Bank of Credit will also be set for the students and the college education bodies like the UGCC, AICTE, NAAC will be replaced with a single autonomous body.

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