Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will launch the mandate document of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) on Friday. The National Policy on Education (NEP), 2020 recommends the development of a National Curriculum Framework (NCF) in four areas- school education, early childhood care and education (ECCE), teacher education and adult education.
Dr. Ashwathnarayan CN, Minister of Higher Education, Government of Karnataka; Dr. BC Nagesh, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Government of Karnataka; Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Chairman, National Steering Committee for National Curriculum Framework; Smt. Anita Karwal, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, and Professor DP Saklani, Director, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will be present on the occasion.
In order to provide inputs for the development of these, based on the perspective of the four curriculum framework, NEP, 2020, 25 subjects are identified under three categories, i.e. 1. Curriculum and Pedagogy 2. Cross-Cutting Issues 3. Other Important Sector NEP, 2020 focuses on systemic changes and reforms.
The mandate document describes the development process of the NCF, its expected structure and objectives and some of the basic principles of NEP 2020 that will inform the development of the four NCFs. The NCF is being prepared through a collaborative and consultative process, starting from the district to the state level and then to the national level. ‘Guidelines for Status Papers for Development of National Curriculum Framework’ is an integral part of this mandate document.
The entire process of curriculum structuring is being done in a paperless manner with very extensive consultation at school/district/state level with the help of Tech Platform and Mobile App.