India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting to review progress in the implementation of the National Policy on Education (NEP) 2020.
PM said that in two years NEP Since its implementation, school education has seen a number of changes, including special efforts to trace and bring school children back into the mainstream, the introduction of multiple entry and exit exits in higher education. He further informed that several transformational reforms have been initiated which will define and lead the progress of the country as it enters the ‘Amrit Kaal’.
policy has given it a big push online learning Higher education institutions are being allowed to run full-fledged online courses and the permissible limit of online content is being increased to 40%, PM Modi said.
PM Modi said that NEP 2020 has seen several initiatives go unchecked to achieve the objectives of access, equity, inclusivity and quality set out under the policy.
emphasis on hybrid education
PM Modi stressed during the meeting, “Hybrid system of online and offline learning should be developed to avoid excessive exposure of technology of school going children. A hybrid system of online and offline learning should be developed,” he said. so that excessive exposure to technology can be avoided. School going children.
Other points raised during the NEP review meeting
PM Modi suggested that secondary schools Science laboratories should connect with farmers of their area for soil testing. The Prime Minister was apprised that the work of preparing the National Curriculum Framework under the guidance of the National Steering Committee is in progress.
Modi said the database maintained by Anganwadi centers should be seamlessly integrated with school records as children move there from Anganwadis, and asked for their regular health check-ups and screenings in schools with the help of technology .
To emphasize on the use of indigenously developed toys to develop conceptual skills in the students, he also suggested that secondary schools with science laboratories engage with farmers in their area for soil testing, the statement said. needed.
In school education, initiatives like Quality ECCE in ‘Balvatika’, Nipun Bharat, Vidya Pravesh, Exam Reform and Innovative pedagogy like arts-integrated education, toy based pedagogy are being adopted for better learning outcomes and holistic development of children , said the statement.
Referring to multi-discipline in higher education, he said that he was informed that along with the launch of Academic Bank of Credit on DigiLocker platform, multiple entry-exit guidelines for flexibility and lifelong learning are now available to students. will make it possible to study. as per their convenience and preference.
In order to create new possibilities for lifelong learning and centrally inculcate critical and interdisciplinary thinking in learners, UGC has published guidelines according to which students can pursue two academic programs simultaneously.
The National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF) is also at an advanced stage of preparation, while the UGC is revising the existing curriculum framework and credit system for the undergraduate program in alignment with the NHEQF.
Innovation Councils of 2,774 Institutes have been set up at HEIs in 28 States and 6 Union Territories to foster an ecosystem of Start-ups and Innovation. Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievement (ARIIA) aligned with NEP has been launched in December, 2021 to create a culture of research, incubation and start-ups. 1438 institutions participated in ARIIA. Instead of cramming 100 institutes by AICTE, Idea Development, Evaluation and Application (IDEA) Labs are funded with industry participation for Experimental Learning.
In the end, Modi also mentioned that multilingualism is being promoted to remove language barriers in academic achievement.