The National Council for Teacher Education has begun the process of removing substandard teacher training colleges. This comes in the backdrop of the recommendations made by the Draft National Education Policy, 2019. The Draft National education Policy had recommended removal of corrupt or substandard ones through mandatory accreditation of all TEIs (Teacher Education Institutions) as… Continue reading Substandard teacher training colleges to be shut down
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Explained: How higher education can be flexible
With a view to a) revamp the higher education system in India, b) create world-class multidisciplinary higher education institutions across the country, and c) increase Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) to at least 50% by 2035; the Draft National Education Policy (NEP) has put forward arrange of recommendations. The draft policy has advocated breaking the “rigid… Continue reading Explained: How higher education can be flexible
Explained: Government wish list for schools
The Draft National Educational Policy 2019, has put forward a number of recommendations for strengthening the school education system in India. 2. It has recommended to expand the ambit of the Right to Education Act to include early childhood education and secondary education i.e. from the age 3 to 18 years. Currently, the RTE Act… Continue reading Explained: Government wish list for schools
Draft National Education Policy proposes formal education from age of three
The Draft National Education Policy, 2019 has observed several quality related deficiencies in the existing early childhood learning programmes. These include a) poor performance of Anganwadis in educational aspects of Early Childhood Care and Education, b) substandard pedagogy and c) lack of qualified and trained educators. The draft policy has recommended that ambit of the… Continue reading Draft National Education Policy proposes formal education from age of three
Draft National Education Policy moots all-India entrance tests for UG courses in public colleges
The Draft national Education Policy, 2019 has recommended that there should be common (all-India) entrance examinations for admissions to undergraduate courses in all government-funded universities and colleges, w.e.f. 2020. Further, private universities should also be encouraged to make use of the common admission tests. It has suggested that the National Testing Agency (NTA) should conduct… Continue reading Draft National Education Policy moots all-India entrance tests for UG courses in public colleges
Post backlash from Tamil Nadu, mandatory Hindi goes out of draft education policy
The Central government has released a revised Draft National Education Policy(DNEP) after several southern states had opposed the compulsory teaching of Hindi in schools under the three-language formula. The initial version had made it mandatory for students in Hindi-speaking states learn a modern Indian language, apart from Hindi and English and in non-Hindi-speaking states,Hindi along… Continue reading Post backlash from Tamil Nadu, mandatory Hindi goes out of draft education policy
Dr K. Kasturirangan Committee submits the Draft National Education Policy to the Union HRD Minister
Recently,Dr K. Kasturirangan Committee has submitted the Draft National Educational Policy to the Ministry of Human Resource Development((MHRD). The Draft Policy has recommended extension of Right to Education Act 2009 to cover children of ages 3 to 18 which currently applies to the age group of 6-14.It has also proposed to rename MHRD as Ministry… Continue reading Dr K. Kasturirangan Committee submits the Draft National Education Policy to the Union HRD Minister
