NEW EDUCATION POLICY: AGENDA IN PANDEMIC ERA

 

Yuvavani.com

As online classes or virtual classrooms have become reality in the pandemic era, the New Education Policy (NEP) throws light on the future of India’s human resources or at least the plan for the next generation.

The NEP starts with “achieving full human potential, developing an equitable and just society, and promoting national development” describing fundamental aim of education.

It is notable that India is a signatory of global education agenda or SDG4. The global education development agenda reflected in the Goal4 (Sustainable Development Goal 4) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by India in 2015 – seeks to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” by 2030.

This agenda is enough to tell about the future of education for a country as well as globe in the next one decade. From artificial intelligence to machine learning  and many more.

The NEP clearly says, “This policy proposes the revision and revamping of all aspects of the education structure, including its regulation and governance, to create a new system that aligned with the aspirational goals of 21^st century education, including SDG4…”

Since the announcement of NEP was made on the birth anniversary of the great educationist and visionary Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will certainly not let the opportunity to go during his national address to describe his vision during NEP’s first anniversary.

As the NEP says “National Education Policy envisions an education system rooted in Indian ethos that contributes directly to transforming India, that is Bharat, sustainably into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society, by providing high quality education to all, and thereby making India a global knowledge superpower.”

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