HI, I AM IN CLASS 9TH. I WANT TO KNOW THAT WILL NEW EDUCATION POLICY WILL BW IMPLEMENTED IN MY 10TH GRADE? SO FROM NEXT YEAR I SHOULD ONLY CHOOSE A SUBJECT? PLZ TELL IF U R 100% SURE..
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Will School Examinations be Done Away With Under the New Education Policy?
No, while it may seem that the school examinations may be done away with the new education structure, school examinations will still be a part of a school student's lifestyle. The New Education Policy brings about a change in the education structure and the curricula which will be followed in the future. Students will have the flexibility of choosing the subjects that they wish to pursue, board examinations may become easier with only the "core capacities" of the student being tested and similar changes across the board.
What does it mean for Board Exams under the New Education Policy?
With the approval of the New Education Policy, the school board examinations are expected to become easier on the students. With the major objective of testing the core competencies of the student, the burden of preparing for infamous year-end or school-end examinations is expected to be reduced. Moreover, further changes with regards to the models of board exams such as whether it should be conducted as an annual, semester or a modular-based exam, may also be implemented.
Along with this, Anita Karwal, the School Education Secretary stated that the NEP may also enforce a modular board exam system, where it will be conducted more than once in a year. Assessment of the students appearing for the board exam will also be done on the basis of a multi-dimensional report. The progress report will include the teacher's assessment of the students, self-assessment and peer-assessment as well.
Who Will Overlook the School & Board Examination under NEP 2020?
With the implementation of the NEP, a National Assessment Centre under the alias of PARAKH (Performance Assessment Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development), will be established. The centre will be responsible for suggesting guidelines for the student assessments and evaluations, which will be implemented in all school boards including State Education Boards.
Various steps are being taken by the Government of India in finalizing the New Education Policy by October of 2020 so that the Policy can be implemented by 2021. As per an official, the Boards will be notified of the changes that have been proposed in the New Education Policy, wherein they will be allowed to provide their recommendations on the new structure of examinations. The Official added that after the recommendations have been received, the Ministry will take the necessary steps and possibly get rid of the current 10+2 format. He added that the Ministry expects to go ahead with the proposals by 2021.
What is ‘5-3-3-4’ design?
The 5-3-3-4 design, as recommended by the NEP Committee in 2019, comprises of the first five years of “foundation stage”, i.e. 3 years of the pre-primary school along with Class 1 and Class 2, followed by 3 years of ‘Preparatory Stage’, i.e. classes 3-5, then 3 years of the ‘Middle Stage’, i.e. classes 6-8, concluded by four final years of ‘Secondary Stage’, i.e. Classes 9-12.