National Education Policy: What does NEP truly mean for students in India

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NEP aims to both disrupt and revolutionise the current system. Therefore, as we stand on the precipice of a new chapter in Indian Education- as parents and educational professionals, what can we come to expect in the following year?Much Needed EvolutionWe’ve all endured the pitfalls of the Indian Educational System and it's policies in the past, with its penchant for rote learning- prioritising memorisation over understanding.

Furthermore, there was issues of the multiple boards the old system encompassed. Each board propagated different learning methods, and honed different skills amongst its students, students that were then all expected to take the same standardised board exams.

Adding to the discordance between the multiple boards, are the higher-level standardised exams- such as the JEET AND UPSC- which supposedly ‘even the playing field’ amongst the nation’s applicants, yet favour the teaching styles of certain boards. So, now that we’re well- versed on the disadvantages of the old, here’s how the NEP aims to better the system for the students of today.The Learning RevolutionWe can condense the changes wrought by the NEP into four main points, and use this simplified framework to comprehend the degree of change the current system will have to undergo- The establishment of a uniform, centralised board that oversees the education of all Indian students.

The establishment of this novel centralised board diminishes the need for the multiple pre existing boards. This means that the current system would have to undergo a complete overhaul, and endure long periods of collaboration, as the various boards converge under a single centralised unit.