National Education Policy 2020

The cabinet has given green signal to the New Education Policy. There has been a change in the education policy after 34 years. The unique features of the new education policy are as follows:

5 Years Fundamental

Nursery @4 Years Jr KG @5 Years Sr KG @6 Years Std 1st @7 Years Std 2nd @8 Years

3 Years Preparatory

Std 3rd @9 Years Std 4th @10 Years Std 5th @11 Years

3 Years Middle

Std 6th @12 ​​Years Std 7th @13 Years Std 8th @14 Years

4 Years Secondary

Std 9th @15 Years Std SSC @16 Years Std FYJC @17Years STD SYJC @18 Years

Special and important things:

• 10th board is over
• Board will be in 12th class only
• College degree of 4 years *
• M Phil will be closed
• Now students up to 5th standard will be taught in mother tongue, local language and national language only. The rest of the subject, even if it is English, will be taught as a subject.*
• Now only 12th board exam will have to be given. Whereas earlier it was mandatory to give 10th board exam, which will not happen now.
• Examination will be held in the semester from 9th to 12th class. Schooling will be taught under the 5+3+3+4 formula.*
• At the same time, the college degree will be of 3 and 4 years. That is, certificate on the first year of graduation, diploma on the second year, degree in the third year. 3 year degree is for those students who do not want to take higher education. Whereas students pursuing higher education will have to do a 4-year degree.
• Students doing 4-year degree will be able to do MA in one year.
• MA students will now be able to do PhD directly.
• *Students will be able to do other courses in between.
• The gross enrollment ratio in higher education will be 50 percent by 2035.
• At the same time, under the new education policy, if a student wants to do another course in the middle of a course, then they can do the second course by taking a break from the first course for a limited time.
• *Many reforms have also been made in higher education. The reforms include graded academic, administrative and financial autonomy etc.
• Apart from this, e-courses will be started in regional languages.
• Virtual Labs will be developed.
• A National Educational Scientific Forum (NETF) will be started.
• There will be same rules for all institutions, government, private, deemed.*