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5 years of NEP 2020 | NATION

Review will be done again after 2030-40
A timeline as well as methodology has been set out for the implementation of the National
Education Policy 2020. It has been provided that the entire education policy will be in operational
mode in the decade 2030-40. After this, another comprehensive review will be done. This is
the reason why the Ministry of Education, State Government, Education-related ministries
and departments, schools-colleges etc. have taken initiative for the implementation of National
Education Policy 2020 and have started working on it rapidly.

Changes which were necessary

Steps taken under the National Education Policy 2020

1 The National Curriculum Framework for Basic with 21st-century skills.
Studies, prepared by NCERT and the National CBSE has also included new subjects like
Curriculum Framework for School Education, 5 Artificial Intelligence, Design Thinking, and Data
has been released by the Ministry of Education. Science.

2 For the first time in India, an integrated national 6 To reduce the course load, CBSE has released
curriculum framework was prepared for its syllabus for the year 2022-23 with reduced
children aged 3 to 8 years, which follows the content.
5+3+3+4 for school education suggested in the
National Education Policy 2020. Under this, the 7 Under the education policy, more than 90
educational structure i.e., the basic stage, includes universities in the country have started NCC as
5 years, the initial and middle stages include 3-3 an elective subject.
years, and the secondary stage includes 4 years.
8 The National Education Policy is also going to
3 In accordance with the National Curriculum, play an important role in preparing the mindset
new textbooks have been published for classes 1 required for technology. For this, a huge network
and 2 in July 2023 and for classes 3 and 6 in the of Atal Tinkering Labs and Atal Incubation
academic session 2024-25. Centers is being set up in the country.

4 The Central Board of Secondary Education 9 The Samagra Shiksha Yojana 2.0 has been
(CBSE) has advised its schools to integrate redesigned in line with the National Education
the curriculum and teaching methodology Policy 2020, which will continue till 2025-26.

Narendra Modi himself has participated in more National Education Policy 2020 supports and
than 25 seminars related to this policy, and has envisages a substantial increase in public in-
talked to the Education Minister and education- vestment in education by the Central and State
ists, as well as stakeholders, on this. Steadfast Governments to take it to 6% of GDP. Also, its
efforts are being made to achieve the 100% budget, including the Ministry of Education, is
objectives of the National Education Policy. The being increased.

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