policies change from nep 1986 to nep 2020
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The Ministry of Human Resource Development (now, Ministry of Education) recently replaced the 34-year-old National policy on Education (NPE), framed in 1986, with the new Education Policy of 2020 ( NEP 2020 ). The NEP 2020, which is approved by the union cabinet, will attempt to make important reforms in education.
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The Ministry of Human Resource Development (now, Ministry of Education) recently replaced the 34-year-old National policy on Education (NPE), framed in 1986, with the new Education Policy of 2020 (NEP 2020).
The NEP 2020, which is approved by the union cabinet, will attempt to make important reforms in education. The policy aims at universalisation of education, starting from pre-school to secondary level with a 100% gross enrolment ratio (GER) in school education by 2030.
Post-Independence, India has had three education policies. The first policy was formulated in 1968, in which major emphasis was on compulsory education for children up to the age of 14. Next, the second NPE was introduced in 1986. The major emphasis of the second NPE was to remove the disparity between various social groups. While the 1986 policy emphasised on achieving uniformity of education across social groups, it did not account for the competitive global landscape, which became important with the beginning of the globalisation of the Indian economy post 1991 reforms.
Now, NEP 2020 is an attempt to balance local and global human resource needs of growing India economy. Given the introduction of NEP 2020, it is important to understand the changes introduced by NEP 2020 vis-à-vis NPE 1986.