New Education Policy 2020

  1. School complexes to be used for adult education courses after school hours
  2. More focus on vocational studies in school- level
  3. NIOS to develop high quality modules for Indian Sign Language
  4. Pre- school section in Kendriya Vidyalayas
  5. NCC wings in secondary and higher secondary schools under Ministry of Defence
  6. Free boarding facilities in JNV
  7. Dedicated unit for digital and online learning.
  8. National Scholarship portal for SC, ST, OBC, SEDGs students to be expanded
  9. Minimum qualification for teaching – 4 year integrated B.Ed degree
  10. HECI- Common regulatory body for entire higher education
  11. Various new provisions for children with disabilities
  12. Education sector to get 6% of GDP, earlier it was 1.7%
  13. Bag- less days encouraged
  14. Three language learned by children will the choice of state, regions and students
  15. Medium of instruction will be the local/ regional language
  16. Indian Sign Language to be standardised across the country
  17. No hard separation of streams for students
  18. Experiential learning in all stages
  19. Content will focus on idea, application, problem- solving
  20. Curriculum content to be reduced
  21. NIOS, open schools to offer courses for grades 3,5 and 8
  22. Nutrition and health cards, regular health check-ups for school students
  23. National Mission on Foundation Literacy and Numeracy to be set up by MHRD
  24. Early childhood care and education curriculum (ECCEC) to be carried out by MHRD, WCD, HFW, tribal affairs
  25. Preparatory class Balavatika for children below the age of 5
  26. Tech- based option for adult learning through apps, TV channels etc
  27. Variable models for board exams – annual, semester, modular exams
  28. NTA to offer common entrance exam
  29. 360 degree holistic report card for students
  30. Importance of board exam to be reduced, exam can be conducted twice a year
  31. Coding to be taught from class 6 onwards
  32. National Curricular and pedagogical framework to be developed by NCERT
  33. Financial Autonomy to be given to 45K affiliated colleges
  34. E-content in regional language
  35. New Pedagogical and curricular structure
  36. Multiple entry and exit programme