NEP2020
Mr. Dilip Mishra
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Science & Technology,
+91-8982049233
Email: dilipmishra@iuraipur.edu.in
Salient Features of NEP2020: Higher Education
- Recognizing, identifying, and fostering the unique capabilities of each student, by sensitizing teachers as well as parents to promote each student’s holistic development in both academic and non-academic spheres.
- According the highest priority to achieving Foundational Literacy and Numeracy by all students by Grade 3.
- Flexibility, so that learners have the ability to choose their learning trajectories and programmes, and thereby choose their own paths in life according to their talents and interests;
- No hard separations between arts and sciences, between curricular and extra-curricular activities, between vocational and academic streams, etc. in order to eliminate harmful hierarchies among, and silos between different areas of learning.
- Multidisciplinary and a holistic education across the sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and sports for a multidisciplinary world in order to ensure the unity and integrity of all knowledge;
- Emphasis on conceptual understanding rather than rote learning and learning-for-exams.;
- Creativity and critical thinking to encourage logical decision-making and innovation;
- Ethics and human & Constitutional values like empathy, respect for others, cleanliness, courtesy, democratic spirit, spirit of service, respect for public property, scientific temper, liberty, responsibility, pluralism, equality, and justice;
- Promoting multilingualism and the power of language in teaching and learning;
- Life skills such as communication, cooperation, teamwork, and resilience;
- Focus on regular formative assessment for learning rather than the summative assessment that encourages today’s ‘coaching culture’;
- Extensive use of technology in teaching and learning, removing language barriers, increasing access for Divyang students, and educational planning and management;
- Respect for diversity and respect for the local context in all curriculum, pedagogy, and policy, always keeping in mind that education is a concurrent subject;
- Full equity and inclusion as the cornerstone of all educational decisions to ensure that all students are able to thrive in the education system;
- Synergy in curriculum across all levels of education from early childhood care and education to school education to higher education;
- Teachers and faculty as the heart of the learning process – their recruitment, continuous professional development, positive working environments and service conditions;
- A ‘light but tight’ regulatory framework to ensure integrity, transparency, and resource efficiency of the educational system through audit and public disclosure while encouraging innovation and out-of-the-box ideas through autonomy, good governance, and empowerment;
- Outstanding research as a corequisite for outstanding education and development;
- Continuous review of progress based on sustained research and regular assessment by educational experts;
- A rootedness and pride in India, and its rich, diverse, ancient and modern culture and knowledge systems and traditions.
- Education is a public service; access to quality education must be considered a basic right of every child;
- Substantial investment in a strong, vibrant public education system as well as the encouragement and facilitation of true philanthropic private and community participation.