Draft NEP 2016

In year 1986 our National Education Policy was established and further modified in year 1992. Since then so many amendments happened but surprisingly not enough to meet the quantum of Global Education System. Our basic education policy is still lacking skill-development and continuum with higher education. We all have experienced a level of differences in our elementary, secondary and professional education structure without symmetrical analogies[national level]. In May-June,2016 a Committee for the evaluation of National Education Policy has submitted the report to MHRD having their recommendations as a Draft.

Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday that the much awaited National Education Policy's "zero draft" is ready and will be implemented by the end of 2018. source: Indian Express | 18th June 2018

Yes! curiosity is at peak to know what is coming in this policy and measures taken to make a all time demanded comprehensive education policy. India is developing nation and so is our New Education Policy. Let's understand about NEP of year 20??[God knows which year!]...

As per highlights of past 4 years:

The new education policy is getting shaped in Bangaluru as the technical secretariat for the policy drafting committee has been set up in the office of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). A member of the committee said, "The new policy is focused on doing away with inequality in education." source: TOI | Feb 27, 2018 

The NEP has in total 8 members under the Chairmanship of eminent scientist Padma Vibhushan Dr. K. Kasturirangan [Former ISRO Chief]

(i) Dr. Vasudha Kamat, former Vice-Chancellor of SNDT University, Mumbai

(ii) Shri K.J. Alphonse, former IAS.

(iii) Dr. Manjul Bhargava, Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University USA, Fields Medalist in Mathematics.

(iv) Dr. Ram Shankar Kureel, Vice Chancellor of Baba Saheb Ambedkar University of Social Sciences, Madhya Pradesh.

(v) Prof. T.V. Kattimani, Vice Chancellor Indirà Gandhi National Tribai University, Amarkantak.

(vi)  Shri Krishna Mohan Tripathy, former Chairperson of Uttar Pradesh High School and Intermediate Examination Board.

(vii) Dr. Mazhar Asif, Professor, Department of Persian, Gauhati University, Guwahati.

(viii) Dr. M.K.Sridhar, former Member Secretary Kamataka Innovation Council and Karnataka Knowledge Commission, CABE member. source:http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/nep/committee.pdf

3. The main persisting concerns and challenges mentioned in Draft NEP 2016 are relating to access to and participation in education, quality of the education imparted, equity in education, system efficiency, governance and management, research and development, and financial commitment to education development. source: http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/nep/Inputs_Draft_NEP_2016.pdf

4.Center for Civil Society continues to work to consolidate its critique on Draft_NEP_2016.pdf through inputs from scholars and experts including Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, Professor, University College London; Ambrish Dongre, Fellow, Centre for Policy Research; Ekta Sodha, Vice-President (Quality), National Independent Schools Alliance, and Vyjayanthi Sankar, Founder & Executive Director, Centre for Science of Student Learning. source:https://ccs.in/sites/default/files/attachments/ccs-nep-brief-jan-2016.pdf

The above documents have spectrum speculation about Draft NEP 2016 and few suggestions on the same would appreciate it as participation but by when it will get reform and establish for development of nation.

As a Bhartiya let's hope for the best!!!

Sumit Sharma