NEP 2020 Highlights
December 15, 2022

National Education Policy (NEP) Highlights

The New Education Policy 2020 features are as follows

5 Years Fundamental
1. Nursery at 4 Years
2. Jr KG at 5 Years
3. Sr KG at 6 Years
4. Std 1st at 7 Years
5. Std 2nd at 8 Years

3 Years Preparatory
6. Std 3rd at 9 Years
7. Std 4th at 10 Years
8. Std 5th at 11 Years

3 Years Middle
9. Std 6th at 12 ​​Years
10.Std 7th at 13 Years
11.Std 8th at 14 Years

4 Years Secondary
12.Std 9th at 15 Years
13.Std SSC at 16 Years
14.Std FYJC at 17Years
15.STD SYJC at 18 Years

Important Points to Note:

  1. Board will be in 12th class only, MPhil will be closed, college degree of 4 years
  2. 10th board is over
  3.  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.
  4. Examination will be held in the semester from 9th to 12th class. Schooling will be taught under the 5+3+3+4 formula.  First 5 years are Foundational stage, Next 3 years are part of Prepatory Stage, Next 3 years are Middle school and then Secondary school.
    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.
  5. Now students will not have to do MPhil. Rather, MA students will now be able to do PhD directly.
  6. 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 she / he 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.  You can download the copy of NEP 202 from education.gov.in site or click here

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