New Education Policy, 2020

  • On 29th July, the Union Cabinet approved the new National Education Policy (NEP) and renamed the Human Resource Development Ministry as Education Ministry.

Key Provisions of NEP 2020

  • The NEP recommends that current 10+2 structure of school education be redesigned into a 5-3-3-4 design to make it more relevant to the needs of students at different stages of their development. The mid-day meal programme will be extended to pre-school children.
  • The K Kasturirangan Committee observed that over 85% of a child’s cumulative brain development occurs prior to the age of six. Hence the policy recommends that Early Childhood Care and Education ....
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