National Education Policy 2020

Key reforms in school and teacher education, including ITEP.

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Key features

  • Approved on 29 July 2020; replaces the 1986 policy.
  • 5+3+3+4 school structure: Foundational (ages 3–8), Preparatory (8–11), Middle (11–14), Secondary (14–18).
  • Focus on foundational literacy and numeracy.
  • Mother tongue or local language as the medium of instruction at least until Grade 5, preferably till Grade 8.
  • Flexible subject choice; no hard separation between arts, sciences, curricular and extracurricular, or vocational and academic streams.
  • Vocational education with internships from Grade 6.
  • Four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP), the B.Ed. pathway that NCET admits students to.
  • Higher education gross enrolment ratio target of 50% by 2035.
  • Public spending on education target of 6% of GDP.

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NEP 2020 replaces the 10+2 structure with:Easy
The Foundational Stage under NEP 2020 covers ages:Medium
NEP 2020 sets a gross enrolment ratio target in higher education of:Medium
According to NEP 2020, the medium of instruction should preferably be the mother tongue or local language at least unti…Medium
The four-year integrated B.Ed. programme proposed by NEP 2020 is called:Easy
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