NEP 2020: Board exams to take twice a yr, college students to retain greatest scores
On Wednesday (23 August), the Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan launched the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for School Education in Delhi. The textbooks for a similar can be developed for the 2024 tutorial session.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan releases National Curriculum Framework for School Education in Delhi pic.twitter.com/ziCaGfO1Cj
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In the NCF, the Ministry has made a serious announcement that any further board exams will now be performed no less than two occasions a yr. As per the brand new framework, college students can be allowed to retain their greatest rating.
The Ministry mentioned, “Board exams will be offered at least twice a year to ensure students have enough time and opportunity to perform well. Students can then appear for a board exam in subjects they have completed and feel ready for. They will also be allowed to retain the best score.”
Board exams to be performed twice a yr, college students can be allowed to retain greatest rating: MoE’s new curriculum framework
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 23, 2023
Apart from this, college students of Class 11 and twelfth should examine two languages, out of which no less than one language have to be an Indian language. The NCF provides extra flexibility to the scholars and their selections of topics is not going to be restricted to streams.
The new framework can even ask the varsity boards to develop capabilities to supply ‘on-demand’ exams within the close to future. The NCF has additionally given due focus to enhancing the talents of evaluators and those that make board examination papers. Now, they should undergo university-certified programs mandatorily to affix their work.
“In due course of time, school boards are to develop capacities to offer ‘on demand’ exams in due course of time. Besides board exam test developers and evaluators will have to go through university-certified courses before taking up this work,” the doc mentioned.
Board examination check builders, evaluators to undergo university-certified programs earlier than taking over this work: MoE’s new curriculum framework
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 23, 2023
Further, the Ministry will finish the age-old observe of masking textbooks and also will optimise the price of textbooks. Rather than months of teaching and memorisation, the board exams will now assess the understanding, and achievement of competencies.
The Joint Workshop
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan additionally addressed the Joint Workshop of National Curriculum Framework Oversight And National Syllabus and Textbook Committee (NSTC).
Informing about the identical, the Minister mentioned, “Under the guidance of Kasturirangan, the steering committee has prepared the curriculum for the new National Education Policy. They submitted it to the government. The government gave it to the NCERT. NCERT has made two committees, the National Oversight Committee and NSTC. We expect both these committees to prepare a syllabus according to the requirements of the 21st century and based on original Indian thinking. We want them to prepare futuristic teaching and learning material for classes 3 to 12.”
#WATCH | On Joint Workshop of National Curriculum Framework Oversight And NSTC Committee, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says, “Under the steering of Kasturirangan, the steering committee has ready the curriculum for the brand new National Education Policy. They… pic.twitter.com/CTmdeWj1hr
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2023
Apparently, the primary orientation assembly of those committees arrange by NCERT occurred right this moment.
Notably, with the intention to deliver numerous reforms in class training and better training together with technical training, the Union authorities launched the New Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020).
