The new Education Policy revisited.

The cabinet has given the green signal to the New Education Policy. After 34 years, there has been a change in the education policy. The notable features of the new education policy are as follows :-

5 Years Fundamental

* Nursery @ 4 years

* Jr KG @ 5 years

* Sr KG @ 6 years

* Std I    @ 7 years

* Std II   @ 8 years

3 Years Preparatory

* Std III  @ 9 years

* Std IV  @ 10 years

* Std V    @ 11 years

3 Years Middle

* Std VI   @ 12 years

* Std VII  @ 13 years

* Std VIII @ 14 years

4 Years Secondary

* Std IX     @ 15 years

* Std SSC   @ 16 years

* Std FYJC @ 17 years

* Std SYJC  @ 18 years

Special and important things

* Board will be in class XII only, MPhil will be closed, college degree of 4 years.

* Class X board is over.

* Now students up to Std V will be taught in mother tongue, local language and national language only. The rest of the subjects, even if it is English, will be taught as a subject.

* Now only Std XII board exam will have to be given. Whereas earlier, it was mandatory to give Std X board exam, which will not happen now.

Examinations will be held in the semester from class IX to class XII. 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.

Now students will not have to do MPhil. Rather, MA students will now be able to do PhD directly.

There will be no board exam in Std X.

Students will be able to do other courses in between. The gross enrollment ration in higher education will be 50% 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 he/she 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 included graded academic, administrative and financial autonomy etc. Apart from this, e-courses will be started in regional languages. Visual Labs will be developed. A National Educational Scientific Forum (NETF) will be started. 

* One must understand that there are 45,000 colleges in the country.

* The rules will be the same for all institutions, government, private, deemed.

My take.

It is my fond hope that education becomes more meaningful and it helps shape a student into a responsible citizen of the country.

Tailpiece.

Got up around a quarter past 6, the chores and was ready by 10. Washing machinex of the bed linen.

A quiet Friday.

Helped Lekha in watering the plants.