National Education Policy (NEP) 2024: Benefits, Features & Implementation

There are a lot of changes that were made in the new National Education Policy because of the updated educational policy which we have been living with for the past few years. The old education policy of India was updated and it did not have a lot of changes that needed to be made to Western education. You can now take into account the national education policy for the year 2024 by checking out the article provided below. In this article, we are providing the benefits stages and also the step-by-step procedure through which you will be able to register yourself for this Policy. 

About National Education Policy- NEP

A new National Education Policy was adopted by the Indian government recently because of the main loopholes that were present in the previous education policy. The new national education policy 2024 will provide a lot of individual attention to the students who have special needs and education will be provided at all levels through the new educational policy presented by the Government of India. Different benefits will be provided to the people who are starting their admissions to Indian schools after the introduction of the National Education Policy 2024. The stages of education in India are also renovated in the new education policy and these new stages are complimenting the latest educational trends around the world.

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3 Years of National Education Policy 

3 years ago, the Indian government created a new Education policy on 29th July to provide opportunities to students in the changing world. In the last 3 years, India has achieved a significant milestone by integrating early childhood care into the schooling system. The schools now focus on providing proper care and opportunities to the students who are studying in pre-schools in India. New textbooks were initiated by the Indian government in classes first and second. 150 new textbooks have been developed in different Indian languages to promote multilingual education as per the national education policy and digital versions of these scholarships are also available on the official website of PM Electronic Vidya. Schools are also developed to provide scholastic and progressive approaches to education across the country. The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sangam in order to celebrate the 3 years of the education policy.

Features Of National Education Policy

There are a lot of features of the national education policy and some of the features are below:-

School Education

• Focus on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy: The policy accords the highest priority to achieving Foundational Literacy and Numeracy by all students by Grade 3. The policy states, “The highest priority of the education system will be to achieve universal foundational literacy and numeracy in primary school by 2025. The rest of this Policy will become relevant for our students only if this most basic learning requirement (i.e., reading, writing, and arithmetic at the foundational level) is first achieved. To this end, a National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy will be set up by the Ministry of Education on priority. Accordingly, all State/UT governments will immediately prepare an implementation plan for attaining universal foundational literacy and numeracy in all primary schools, identifying stage-wise targets and goals to achieve by 2025, and closely tracking and monitoring the progress of the same”. Subsequently, the NIPUN Bharat Mission was launched on 5 July 2021 to achieve this goal
• Instead of exams being held every academic year, school students will only attend three exams, in classes 2, 5, and 8.
• Board exams will continue for classes 10 and 12 but will be re-design. Standards for this will establish by an assessment body, PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development). To make them easier, these exams would conduct twice a year, with students being offered up to two attempts. The exam itself would have two parts, namely the objective and the descriptive.
• This policy aims at reducing the curriculum load of students and allowing them to be more “inter-disciplinary” and “multi-lingual”. One example given was “If a student wants to pursue fashion studies with physics, or if one wants to learn bakery with chemistry, they’ll allow doing so”. Report cards will be “holistic”, offering information about the student’s skills.
• Coding will introduce in class 6 and experiential learning will be adopt
• The Midday Meal Scheme will extend to include breakfasts. More focus will be given to students’ health, particularly mental health, through the deployment of counselors and social workers.

Higher Education

• It proposes a 4-year multi-disciplinary bachelor’s degree in an undergraduate program with multiple exit options. These will include professional and vocational areas and will implement as follows-
  • A certificate after completing 1 year of study
  • A diploma after completing 2 years of study
  • A Bachelor’s degree after completion of a 3-year programme
  • A 4-year multidisciplinary Bachelor’s degree (the preferred option)

• MPhil (Masters of Philosophy) courses are to discontinue to align degree education with how it is in Western models. 
• A Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) will be set up to regulate higher education. The council’s goal will be to increase the gross enrollment ratio. The HECI will have 4 verticals:
• National Higher Education Regulatory Council (NHERC), regulates higher education, including teacher education, while excluding medical and legal education.
• National Accreditation Council (NAC), a “meta-accrediting body”.
• Higher Education Grants Council (HEGC), for funding and financing of universities and colleges. This will replace the existing National Council for Teacher Education, All India Council for Technical Education and the University Grants Commission.
• General Education Council (GEC), to frame “graduate attributes”, namely the learning outcomes expected. It will also be responsible in framing a National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF). The National Council for Teacher Education will come under the GEC, as a professional standard-setting body (PSSB).
• Other PSSBs will include professional councils such as the Veterinary Council of India, the Council of Architecture, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and the National Council for Vocational Education and Training.
• The National Testing Agency will now perform the additional responsibility of conducting entrance examinations for admissions to universities across the country, in addition to the JEE Main and NEET.
• The policy proposes that higher education institutes like the IITs make changes with regard to the diversity of learning.
• The policy proposes to internationalize education in India. Foreign universities can now set up campuses in India. 
• The fees of both private and public universities will fix.

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Stages Of National Education Policy

The new national education policy has completely renovated the previous policy and the stages of this policy are as follows:-

• The “10 + 2” structure will be replaced with the “5+3+3+4” model. This will be implemented as follows-
  • Foundational Stage: This is further subdivided into two parts: 3 years of preschool or Anganwadi, followed by classes 1 and 2 in primary school. This will cover children of ages 3–8 years. The focus of the studies will be on activity-based learning.
  • Preparatory Stage: Classes 3 to 5, which will cover the ages of 8–10 years. It will gradually introduce subjects like speaking, reading, writing, physical education, languages, art, science, and mathematics.
  • Middle Stage: Classes 6 to 8, covering children between ages 11 and 13. It will introduce students to the more abstract concepts in subjects of mathematics, sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
  • Secondary Stage: Classes 9 to 12, covering the ages of 14–18 years. It is again subdivided into two parts: classes 9 and 10 cover the first phase while classes 11 and 12 cover the second phase. These 4 years of study are intended to inculcate multidisciplinary study, coupled with depth and critical thinking. Multiple options of subjects will be provided.

Benefits Of National Education Policy

There are the following benefits and features under the new national education policy

• The students will be provided early childhood care and this will help them in having a white foundation for learning at a young age.
• A proper framework will be presented by the concerned authorities in order to help the early childhood care and the education of children who are between the ages of 3 to 8 years.
• The students will be provided with proper education so that they can improve their ability to read and write. The students will be provided foundation literacy and numeracy.
• Also, the teachers will be appointed in the areas that are disadvantaged as compared to the basic areas of the country that are developing.
• The nutrition and the health of the children will be addressed including in mental health of the children.
• The schools will have well-trained social workers and counselors on the campus 24 into 7.
• More emphasis will be given to the dropout reads and universal access to education will be provided at schools. 
• Volunteer events will be presented in the school so that the students
• The teachers can rebound their relationship with each other and understand the differences between them.
• Learning will be provided to the students enjoyably and this will help the students to develop a form of understanding
• The curriculum content will be reduced to help the students enhance their learning and critical thinking ability.
• There will also be experiential learning at all stages of the school and the students will be empowered through the flexible courses.
• There will be different types of languages added to the school curriculum so that the students have a proper relationship with different languages. The students will also be learning Indian Sign Language. 

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Registration Procedure Of Policy

To register on the official national education policy website you will have to follow the simple procedure given below:-

• You need to first visit the NEP website of the organization of National Council For Teacher Education

• The homepage will open on your screen.
• You need to click on the option called Teacher Pupil Registration

• A new page will open on your screen and you have to click on the option called Register Now.

• You need to now enter specific information related to yourself such as your name and your date of birth.
• Register yourself successfully and you will be eligible to check the dashboard accordingly.

NEP Login Process

To log in at the official website you will have to follow the simple procedure given below:-

• You need to first visit the official website of the organization of National Council For Teacher Education
• The homepage will open on your screen.
• You need to click on the option called Teacher Pupil Registration

• A new page will open on your screen.
• You need to enter your login ID and password.
• Click on login and you will be able to log in to the official website without any problem or difficulty.

Helpline Numbers 

• Email Id- dkchaturvedi@ncte-india.org 
• Contact Number- 011- 20893267, 011-20892155

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