India passed New Education Policy a landmark policy outlining the educational outlook for the new millennium. India rose to the challenge of educating a large chunk of its population which constitutes the largest chunk of its population (currently, 50% of the population is below the age of 25). This educational policy if implemented correctly will have a lasting and clear impact on the national education of India.
New Educational policy includes 4 parts with 26 articles in 59 pages. The introduction is included as part 0 even though it discusses important aspects of the goals and objectives of New Education Policy. Part I outlines basic goals, resources, concerns regarding the school education of children ages 0-18. Part II discusses basic resources and prospectus for Higher education. Part III examines other key areas of concern and education including Indian languages, Arts, and Culture. Part IV Planning and implementation of the new national education policy such as the constitutions of the advisory body, financing, and implementation.
Part III even though included in the end is of utmost importance. A nation’s soul is reflected in her language, literature, and arts. The culture of a nation is an expression of the national spirit reflecting her aspirations and providing inspiration. It is utmost of importance to protecting Indian languages and arts and thereby culture.
Part I to III addresses aspects of education at all levels and propose suitable guidelines for implementing the new education policy. Multi-level and multi-disciplinary education with national-level planning is necessary. An important and necessary decision is the focus of ht is a document of pre-primary and primary education as well as the introduction of tri-language formula in secondary education. Welcoming international educational institutions to introduce higher education in India would also help make world-class education available to larger sections of the Indian population.
Part 0 takes pride in creating a landmark educational policy for the 21st century while simultaneously inculcates the education in India’s traditions and value system. The NEP included cultivation of those aspects of rounded personality for success and happiness termed ‘soft skills’ such as emotional intelligence in addition to the cultivation of 21-century job skills through education.
What is of utmost importance to me as well as a number of scholars involved with education come in Article.0.7.
0.7. The rich heritage of ancient Indian Knowledge has been a guiding light for this Policy. The aim of education in ancient India was not just the acquisition of knowledge, as preparation for life in this world or life beyond schooling, but for complete realisation and liberation of the self. World-class institutions of ancient India, such as Takshashila, Nalanda, Vikramshila and Vallabhi set the highest standards of multidisciplinary teaching and research and hosted scholars and students from across backgrounds and countries. The Indian education system produced scholars like Charaka and Susruta, Aryabhata, Bhaskaracharya, Chanakya, Madhava, Patanjali, Panini and Thiruvalluvar, among numerous others. They made seminal contributions to world knowledge in diverse fields, such as mathematics, astronomy, metallurgy, medical science and surgery, civil engineering and architecture, shipbuilding and navigation, yoga, fine arts, chess, and more. Indian culture and philosophy has had a strong influence on the world. These rich legacies to world heritage must not only be nurtured and preserved for posterity but also researched, enhanced and put to new uses through our education system. For instance, they can be integrated into a holistic education to help develop the creativity and originality of students and to encourage them to innovate.
For a child to emerge as a thought leader, it is important that the basics are taught not just in necessary job skills but also the necessary background and balance rooted in one’s own culture. As an agriculture dominant nation, we can put this in other words as follows: New crops only grow on a perfected soil of farm with enriched environment. The efforts on perfecting the soil may not be visible in the end but form the most important part of the growth cycle. We have to begin with what we have and cultivate with the best effort and hope for the best output. If the groundwork is forgotten, the crop fails.
Article 0.13 brings forward the essential aspects of the New Education Policy. Keywords are highlighted including, flexibility, multi-disciplinary, no hard separation between subjects, which is futuristic in its conception. The document also envisions continuous monitoring and policy guidance as necessary.
As noted in Article 0.14 the policy touched all aspects of education in this document. If implemented correctly this policy will help India rediscover her soul and emerge renewed from under the colonized minds imprisoned for over 900 years. Very few nations have this opportunity that India has come to at this point in time. Entering the new millennium forging ahead with a new education policy rightly rooted in Indian culture, the leadership has made the right effort to direct the nation on the path of victory.
0.14. This National Education Policy aims at building a global best education system rooted in Indian ethos, and aligned with the principles enunciated above, thereby transforming India into a global knowledge superpower.
- peer-to-peer tutoring
- Community volunteering to educate children & young adults
- crafts and skills education including coding
Great Work by our Nation. Good write up.
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