Session Report
Aqsa Qureshi
Dr Shobha started the session by troughing light on Contours of The Public Policy In India in the Amrit Kaal –
She started by covering relevant points under-
Evolution of Education Policy
FLEXIBILITY: NO HARD BOUNDARIES
It promotes critical thinking and is multi-disciplinarity. Includes vocational subjects and pick subjects beyond streams.
Even in higher education system the pattern is as follows –
Multiple Entry and Exit
Major + Minor | Double Major-Major with Research-Doctorate after Major
LEARNING BEYOND CLASSROOM: EXPLORE YOUR POTENTIAL
Inter-disciplinarity
MARKET ALIGNMENT (workforce readiness)
– Industry specific interest-based courses class 6 onwards
– Intenships with Practioners class 6 onwards
-Internships after each year
-Semester system starting from class onwards
-Practioners to be appointed as Instructors
Bringing everything under one platform
ONE PLATEORM (digitization)
– NAD
-DIKSHA
-PARAKH
-NISHTHA – working on teachers training
– SWAYAM- online cources
-AICTE Artificial Intelligence Indian Language Translation Tool
– UTSAH
-PoP
– NIPUN – Guidelines for National Mission for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy
-VIDYA PRAVESH – Play Based School preparation Module
GLOBALIZED SYSTEM
(Connecting with the world: path to become VISHWAGURU)
• Establishment of International Campuses
• Establishment of International offices
• Establishment of Alumni Connect Cell
• Knowledge cell for Indian Knowledge System
• Single Regulator for Regulation, Accreditation, Funding and Academic Standards : Light but Tight
• Research Foundation
IMPLEMENTATION
(2030-40: THE DECADE OF OPERATIONS)
Challenges to tackle for implementing policy-
-Handholding Schools and HEls
-Granting autonomy to top universities
-Reducing the curriculum in Schools and College
-Pledging resources
-Encouraging use of technology in learning, assessment planning and administration.
Acknowledgement: Aqsa Qureshi is a Research Intern at IMPRI.
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