NEW EDUCATION POLICY 2020
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Recently, the Government of India has passed a new National Education Policy, made significant changes in school and higher education. Aim - The aim of NEP is to make “India a global knowledge superpower” A NEP is a comprehensive framework to guide the development of education in the country. The name of the Ministry of Human Resource Development has changed to the Ministry of Education. Background The need for a new education policy was first felt in 1964. It was the time when Congress MP Siddheshwar Prashad criticised the government for lacking a vision and philosophy for education. The same year an Education commission consisting of 17 members, headed by UGC Chairperson D S Kothari , was formed to draft a national and coordinated policy on education. The Commission gave its recommendation to the Parliament and the first education policy was passed in 1968 . A NEP generally comes every few decades. There are a tot...