National Education Policy (NEP) 20202

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Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D. International Leadership Guru Father of “Soft Leadership” Opinion Columnist, CEOWORLD Magazine Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India.

National Education Policy (NEP) 2020

“National Education Policy 2020 shifts focus from and 12th. There are changes in the board exam teacher-centric education to student-centric pattern and assessments. education. It shifts from theoretical teaching to practical teaching by focusing on hard skills, soft NEP 2020 brings reforms in schools and higher skills, life skills, critical thinking, and problem- education systems. It ensures the holistic solving skills. It encourages students to think development of students. It shifts focus from ‘what creatively and choose subjects close to their to think’ to ‘how to think’ and from exam-oriented hearts.” ― Professor M.S. Rao education to employment-oriented education. It discourages rote learning and encourages creative I am passionate about students and often write learning. It emphasizes vocational education and about Indian education. I will discuss the National practical education. It bridges the gap between Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020). The Indian academia and industry. It encourages employability government announced the National Education in Indian students by upgrading their knowledge, Policy on July 29, 2020. It received both bouquets skills, and abilities. It encourages them to migrate and brickbats. It has converted the current 10+2 from one profession to another profession, unlike system into a 5+3+3+4 system, i.e., 5 years of previous education. It grooms them as multiprimary education, 3 years of preparatory stage, 3 faceted personalities and helps them live many years of the middle stage, and 4 years of secondary lives professionally. It allows foreign universities school. Exams will only be held for class 5th, 8th, to set up campuses in India thus increasing

competition to educational institutions and offering between defining success and measuring success. exposure to Indian students. In a nutshell, it has Unfortunately, it measures success by money, not made Indian education global with an emphasis on education. NEP 2020 must change such a mindset local expectations and global aspirations. of Indian society. It must emphasize the philosophy of ‘faculty first, students second, and institutions NEP 2020 is appropriate and timely in the current third’ to provide quality and character education to digital world as it emphasizes technology-based students. learning. It shifts focus from teacher-centric education to student-centric education and from NEP 2020 emphasizes empowerment, theoretical teaching to practical teaching by enlightenment, and employability skills in Indian focusing on hard skills, soft skills, life skills, students. It paves the way for ‘one education and critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. It one nation’ policy for India. It is difficult to satisfy encourages students to think creatively and choose all stakeholders especially for a country like India subjects close to their hearts. It differentiates with more than 1. 3 billion population. To between chalk and cheese. It avoids information summarize, NEP 2020 is essential in the current overload and helps focus on the essence. It internet world. It is irrelevant to stick to the prioritizes students to choose subjects and saves outdated education system that emphasized 3 Rs— their precious time and energy. It offers more reading, writing, and reproducing. To conclude, flexibility with less pressure on students. It NEP 2020 is a step in the right direction to reform empowers students and offers them with diverse the education system and build a strong and career choices. Indian society fails to differentiate prosperous India.

References

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Author Bio:

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D. International Leadership Guru

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D. is the Father of “Soft Leadership” and Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India. He is an International Leadership Guru with thirty-nine years of experience and the author of forty-nine books including the award-winning ‘See the Light in You’ URL: https://www.amazon.com/See-Light-You-Spiritual-Mindfulness/dp/1949003132. He is a C-Suite advisor and global keynote speaker. He brings a strategic eye and long-range vision given his multifaceted professional experience including military, teaching, training, research, consultancy, and philosophy. He is passionate about serving and making a difference in the lives of others. He trains a new generation