After Five years of National Education Policy
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, India's third such policy since Independence, aimed for a comprehensive overhaul of both school and higher education, with some of its vision successfully implemented in classrooms. However, a significant portion remains on paper due to state-Centre conflicts and institutional delays. What has worked: School curriculum changes: The 10+2 system has been replaced with a new foundational (pre-primary to class 2), preparatory (classes 3-5), middle (6-8), and secondary (9-12) structure. The National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE) outlines learning outcomes for each stage, and NCERT has released new textbooks for classes 1-8. For instance, social science is now a single book covering history, geography, political science, and economics. Early childhood learning: The NEP aims for universal pre-primary learning by 2030. NCERT's "Jaadui Pitara" learning kits are in use, and the Women and Child Development Ministry has …