Q. Consider the following statements about National Curriculum Framework (NCF):
1. Ministry of Education would be responsible for framing National Curriculum Framework.
2. NCF would be designed to take on board suggestions from CBSE and ICSE only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
Answer: D
Notes:
About the National Curriculum Framework: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has tasked the State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs) to develop four State Curriculum Frameworks (SCFs). They pertain to School Education, Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), Teacher Education (TE) and Adult Education (AE). This is as in the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
- At the first level, the NCERT will provide templates to the States to develop four draft SCFs, the drafts will feed into formulating the National Curriculum Frameworks, or NCFs, and the final version of the NCFs will be used as guiding documents to finalize the SCFs.
- The cycle seems to be designed to take on board suggestions from all States, thereby making the NCFs representative and inclusive documents. The NCERT will also provide e-templates for each of these tasks, survey questionnaires/multiple-choice questions to conduct surveys, etc. Thus, massive data collection seems to be in progress.
Source: 9 PM Compilation of July, 2021
