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Young India

Steps taken so far for the new National Education Policy

n NCERT has started the process of developing development of children through play as a
the National Curriculum Framework by taking foundational pedagogy.
input from all stakeholders, including Ministries, n An Integrated Teacher programme for
Departments, states, and Union Territories. secondary level foundational literacy and
n States and UTs have also started formulating numeracy, NISHTHA, a national initiative for
State curricula based on themes identified in the holistic development of school heads and
the NEP, with district-level deliberations on Early teachers, has been launched.
Childhood and Education, School Education, n The Central Board of Secondary Education
Teacher education, and Adult Education. (CBSE) has advised its schools to
n The National Curriculum Framework integrate curriculum and teaching
for Early Childhood Care and methodology with 21st century skills
Education at the foundational level to ensure that students develop these
has been prepared by NCERT. This is skills.
the first-ever integrated curriculum
n A handbook on 21st-century skills for
framework for children in the
teachers has also been prepared.
age group of 3 to 8 years in India,
n To equip students with the
which is a direct result of the 5+3 +
necessary knowledge and skills
3+4 curriculum and pedagogical
that will make them successful in
structure for school education as
the 21st century, the board has also
suggested in the National Education
included new subjects like Artificial
Policy 2020.
Intelligence, Design thinking, and
n Some of the transformative ideas for
Data Science.
implementing quality school education have
n The Board is conducting an adolescent peer
been incorporated into the framework, which
teacher leadership programme to develop life
include toy-based learning, sports, an eco-
skills among the students.
friendly lifestyle, and learning about the outside
n In order to reduce the course load, CBSE has
world.
n Launch of the National Literacy and Numeracy released its syllabus for the years 2022–23 with
reduced content.
Skills Initiative (NIPUN) India Mission to strengthen
foundational literacy and numeracy, including n The National Education Policy has also placed
skills in practical thinking, problem solving, equal emphasis on both learning and skilling,
decision-making, etc. which has received a lot of support from
n Launch of Jadui Pitara, a compilation of learning teachers. This has given a lot of encouragement
materials to assist teachers in the holistic to the children to get rid of the burden of the past.
effective direction. Here PM Modi said, "The basic
premise of the National Education Policy is to take
education out of the confines of narrow thinking The new National Education
and connect it with the modern ideas of the 21st Policy will also play an important
century." Till now schools, colleges and books used role in developing the necessary
to decide in which direction the children should go, technological mindset. In the
but after the new National Education Policy, now the country, a vast network of Atal
responsibility on the youth and the government has
also increased. Now the institute should understand Incubation Centres is being
the mind of the youth, understand their aspirations. established.
The era of imposing anything without understanding
is gone. The education policy is preparing the ground

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