New Education Policy

NEP based on teachings of visionaries like Mahatma Gandhi: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the central government's New Education Policy for its emphasis on learning in mother tongue and universal education based on the teachings of Indian visionaries such as Mahatma Gandhi and Dayanand Saraswati. Addressing the 113th convocation of the Gurukula Kangri here, Shah credited the university (deemed to be) for the revival of vedic education in India and combining it with modern education. Shah paid tributes to the university's founder Swami Shraddhanand saying he set India's education system free from the stranglehold of the British and revived the country's vedic education system, all the while emphasising on culture and modern education. Shah praised the NEP brought by the Narendra Modi-led central government saying it represents the combined visions of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, Swami Shraddhanand, Mahatma Gandhi, and Lala Lajpat Rai. "The new education policy, which is the country's third, contains the visions of four gre

NCERT textbooks revised as per new NEP likely to be introduced in 2024-25

New NCERT textbooks revised in accordance with the new National Education Policy (NEP) are likely to be introduced in schools from 2024-25 academic session, Education Ministry officials said on Monday. The textbooks will be developed in accordance with the National Curriculum Framework (NCF). "The new textbooks are likely to be introduced from 2024-25 academic session. It is a tall task but we are aiming for that. The textbooks will be revised as per the new NCF, work on which is already going on. Developing textbooks is a laborius task," a senior MoE official said. All the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks developed as per the revised NCF will also be available in digital format. "Since COVID-19 has taught us that there is an appetite for digital learning, all the new textbooks will simultaneously be made available digitally so anybody can download them," he added. Noting that textbooks should not be "static", the official said an institution

New Education Policy will be implemented soon: Amit Shah in Gujarat

Shah who is on a two-day visit to Gujarat attended the fourth convocation ceremony of Gujarat Central University here in Gandhinagar

Centre open to views on new education policy, says Dharmendra Pradhan

The National Education Policy is not a document containing few pages but has lot of new features for the benefit of students, said Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Story in charts: World nears 8 bn mark, India must focus on human capital

In 2026, the age group of 25 and 29 will have the highest number of people, and in 2036, India's largest population group will be in the late 30s

New Educational Policy aims to assimilate ancient with modern: Pradhan

The new national educational policy (NEP) is the philosophical document of the 21st century that aims to assimilate ancient with the modern, said Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday. Addressing the 20th convocation of the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) here, he said the Union government aims to place the nation among the developed nations by 2047 when the country celebrates 100 years of Independence from British rule. He said the country would play a key role in future development of humanity and restore its glory as the Vishwa Guru.' He wanted the NITK to create a full-fledged sustainable Energy Department to turn the technology institute into a leading lighthouse in energy transition of the country within a decade. The Minister said the country's focus in future should be on key areas like artificial intelligence, machine-learning, data analytics, electronics, genome-editing and 3D printing. Pradhan inaugurated a

No plans to merge NEET, JEE with CUET for next 2 years: Dharmendra Pradhan

There are no plans to merge engineering entrance exam JEE and medical entrance exam NEET with the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), Union Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan said. University Grants Commission Chairman Jagadesh Kumar had last month said in future JEE and NEET will be merged with the CUET. "Merger of NEET, JEE and CUET is currently a concept, a thought and the government has not yet decided upon it in principle," Pradhan said while interacting with students, mostly hailing from his home state Odisha, of Allen Career Institute in here during his one day visit to the city on Tuesday. There is no proposal of merging NEET, JEE with CUET and it will take at least two years to decide upon the concept of a merger of the three exams and to conduct a combined test, Pradhan said while asking the students not to be afraid. On the increasing content in books from class 9 onwards so that students do not have to consult other book

IILM University's Law School is India's 1st NEP 2020 compliant Law School

Its core assessment policy is a 'Credit Based Choice System'. The students have a broad self-selective and self-monitored learning opportunity, which helps them shape their careers

NEP reflects citizens' aspirations, attract overseas students: Amit Shah

Lauding the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said it reflects the aspirations of citizens and a time will come when people from all over the world will seek admission in Indian institutions in large numbers. He said the earlier policy was designed to make a person a successful professional, but the NEP 2020 will not only make a student a great human being, but also transform India into a great nation. Shah was addressing a seminar on India's new education policy on the birth centenary of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president late Kushabhau Thakre at the Mansarovar Hall of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly complex here. The Union home minister said the NEP, approved by the Union Cabinet in 2020, is the soul of India and a declaration of Indianness. The new policy is aimed at harnessing the best ideas in the field of education, and seeks to give priority to Indian arts, culture and accord respect to native languages and mother tongue, .

New Education Policy aims to make education accessible to all: Pradhan

Terming the National Education Policy (NEP) a knowledge document, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that it aims to make education accessible to everyone. Speaking at a session by industry body ASSOCHAM here on Thursday, Pradhan said the Centre is looking to increase enrollment of students at the primary level and ensure they continue their education. "The NEP 2020 is the future of India's education from primary to higher education levels. It aims at promoting all-round development of an individual. It aims to make education accessible to everyone," he said. India has become the epicentre of a knowledge-based economy, he said. "India's academic fraternities have a big role to play in ensuring a rightful place for India to become a global leader. The National Education Policy 2020 is a path towards it," Pradhan said. "When the pandemic began, India did not produce PPE in bulk. In two years, we became one of the leading PPE exporters in the world," the minister said,

Centre working with West Bengal to implement NEP in state: Pradhan

The Centre is working with the West Bengal government to implement the New Education Policy (NEP) in the state, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. Speaking to reporters, Pradhan said the Centre and the state government were holding regular talks and if there is any gap, they are ironing those out. "I am not sure for what reason one will be against the NEP 2020. It is employment-generating, modern and contemporary. In the last two years, we got great feedback from all stakeholders," he said on Saturday, when asked about certain issues raised by the West Bengal government. The state government recently formed a 10-member committee to examine NEP, and assess the need for a state-level policy on education. State Education Minister Bratya Basu had said that the committee will scrutinise various aspects of the policy. The state will then formulate its response to the NEP as education is on the concurrent list, Basu had said. Meanwhile, Pradhan praised CBSE authorities fo

British education system meant to create 'servant class' in India: PM Modi

Addressing a summit on the implementation NEP, Modi said the system should not just produce degree-holders but provide human resources needed to take the country forward

English continues to be the preferred language in competitive exams

Competitive exams are now being conducted in English, Hindi along with 11 other regional languages. However, English is still the first choice preferred by the Indian students.

New education policy will make students self-reliant, says Union minister

Subhas Sarkar said thoughts and works of scholars like Charak, Sushruta, Aryabhatta, Varahmihira, Maitreyi, Gargi etc need to be included in the present curriculum

Four Private Members Bills likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha today

BJP lawmaker Rakesh Sinha is scheduled to move a resolution to establish Research Foundations at the state and district levels under the New Education Policy

RSS, BJP leaders, Union ministers hold discussions on new education policy

RSS and BJP leaders and Union ministers held discussions in a two-day meeting

Formulation of NEP live example of cooperative federalism: Pradhan

Formulation of the new National Education Policy (NEP) is a live example of cooperative federalism to achieve a common goal of making India a global hub of knowledge

New Education Policy to turn India into global knowledge hub, says Pradhan

The New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will turn India into a global knowledge hub where IITs will play a crucial role, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday

14 engineering colleges to offer courses in 5 languages: PM Modi

Modi said in the last one year, teachers, principals and policymakers of the country have worked very hard in implementing the National Education Policy on the ground.

Pradhan terms NEP 'guiding philosophy', calls for fast-tracking policy

Noting that the new National Education Policy (NEP) is not merely a document but a guiding philosophy, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called for fast-tracking its implementation.