Three years of NEP: A status check of top 10 initiatives
National Education Policy was notified, replacing the 34-year-old education policy in the country, several initiatives have been rolled out by the Centre. Here is a status check on the top 10 initiatives proposed in the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020:1. National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF FS): It is the first ever integrated curriculum framework for children between ages three and eight in India.
«Jadui Pitara: Learning Teaching Material» based on NCF FS was launched in February. It includes play-based learning-teaching material tailored for children between the age group of three to eight.2. Vidya Pravesh: The NCERT has developed a three-month play-based school preparation module for Class 1 named «Vidya Pravesh».
The module is essentially around 12 weeks of developmentally appropriate instruction for children entering Class 1 to bolster a child's pre-literacy, pre-numeracy, cognitive and social skills. So far, 33 states and Union Territories except Sikkim, Manipur and Kerala have implemented Vidya Pravesh from the year 2022-23.3. PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI): The prime minister released the first instalment of funds under the PM SHRI scheme on July 29.
The schools under the scheme will nurture students in a way that they become engaged, productive and contributing citizens for building an equitable, inclusive and pluralistic society, as envisaged under the NEP.4. Promotion of Indian languages in education: The All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has permitted 49 engineering courses across 12 states in seven regional languages. An MBBS course has been started in Hindi.
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