(The Gist of PIB) Dr K. Kasturirangan Committee submits the Draft National Education Policy to the Union HRD Minister [JUNE-2019]

Dr K. Kasturirangan Committee submits the Draft National Education Policy to the Union HRD Minister

• Dr K. Kasturirangan Committee submitted the Draft National Educational Policy to the Union Human Resource Development Minister to replace the extant National Policy on Education, 1986 modified in 1992.

Recommendations on School Education:

• The Committee also recommends Extension of Right to Education Act 2009 to cover children of ages 3 to 18.
• It proposes a 5+3+3+4 curricular and pedagogical structure based on cognitive and socio-emotional developmental stages of children:
• Foundational Stage (age 3-8 yrs): 3 years of pre-primary plus Grades 1-2;
• Preparatory Stage (8-11 years): Grades 3-5;
• Middle Stage (11-14 years): Grades 6-8; and
• Secondary Stage (14-18 years): Grades 9-12.
• Schools will be re-organized into school complexes.
• It also seeks to reduce content load in school education curriculum.

Recommendations on Higher Education:

• A restructuring of higher education institutions with three types of higher education institutions is proposed –
• Type 1: Focused on world-class research and high quality teaching;
• Type 2: Focused on high quality teaching across disciplines with significant contribution to research;
• Type 3: High quality teaching focused on undergraduate education.
• A new apex body Rashtriya Shiksha Ayog is proposed to enable an integrated implementation of all educational initiatives and to coordinate efforts between the Centre and States.

The National Research Foundation

• The National Research Foundation, an apex body is proposed for creating a strong research culture and building research capacity across higher education.
• The four functions of Standard setting, Funding, Accreditation and Regulation to be separated and conducted by independent bodies:
• National Higher Education Regulatory Authority as the only regulator for all higher education including professional education;
• Creation of accreditation eco-system led by revamped NAAC;
• Professional Standard Setting Bodies for each area of professional education and
• UGC to transform to Higher Education Grants Commission (HEGC).

Other recommendations:

• The Committee has proposed to rename MHRD as Ministry of Education (MoE).
• The 4-year integrated stage-specific B.Ed. programme will eventually be the minimum degree qualification for teachers.
• The private and public institutions will be treated on par and Education will remain a ‘not for profit’ activity.

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