The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 report released by the government recently provides for some light at the end of the tunnel. ... It aims at providing the required impetus to grow the R&D agenda by way of building a research ecosystem comprising the government, universities, research institutes, and industry.
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisages a robust research ecosystem and lays the framework for promoting research and innovation right from the school level, H. Venkateshwarlu, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Kerala (CUK), Kasaragod, has said.
Prof. Venkateshwarlu, who assumed charge at the helm of CUK two months ago, told The Hindu that the policy document identifies the lacunae that hindered the evolution of a strong research culture in higher educational institutions.
“To promote a conducive environment for innovation, we will have to address our approach to integrity in research; and existing standards, protocols and policies in research organisations,” he said.
Hailing the plan to establish the National Research Foundation (NRF) as a progressive move, he said that the proposed agency will facilitate incentives for outstanding research, even while funding institutions such as DST, DBT, ICAR and ICSSR will continue funding research in priority areas. In effect, the endeavour is likely to have a significant impact on research funding.
The NEP 2020 which, he said, augers well for promoting research and innovation from the school level laid emphasis on more play and discovery-based style of learning.
“The curricula and methods of teaching and evaluation will have to be flexible to promote a research culture. Ample freedom has to be allotted to students to ask questions and to explore the problems posed to them. Kindling their curiosity and a perfect understanding of what makes them interested is very essential to build up an innovative mind. We can develop curious and innovative minds among school students if we succeed in implementing the real spirit of NEP 2020. The benefit of such efforts will gradually translate to the higher education level,” the academician said.
Prof. Venkateshwarlu called for urgent steps to realise the target to spend 6% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) for education and earmarking a sufficient portion for research. Researchers across higher education institutions and research organisations must be encouraged to take up research on study areas including socio-economic aspects, culture and science, he said.
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Impact on Students: NEP 2020 will open up new learning opportunities to the students. Its biggest impact would be the change in the learning environment and the learning process for the students. The new education policy will: Increase focus on the skill improvement and competency development of the students.Significantly, the policy lays emphasis on four key areas of reforms viz. curricular changes to build strong foundational skills, improving quality of learning across all levels of education, shift in the ways of assessment and, the need for systemic transformation.
The new policy is full of cliched soundbites and cosmetic changes that do nothing to improve education in India. The union cabinet of the government of India recently announced its 2020 National Education Policy (NEP). This is the first education policy developed by a non-Congress party government since independence.
The new policy is full of cliched soundbites and cosmetic changes that do nothing to improve education in India. The union cabinet of the government of India recently announced its 2020 National Education Policy (NEP). This is the first education policy developed by a non-Congress party government since independence.
Четко определенная, направленная в будущее политика в области образования имеет важное значение для всей системы образования Индии по той причине, что образование ведет к экономическому и социальному прогрессу общества. Обеспечение всеобщего доступа к качественному образованию является залогом дальнейшего развития Республики Индия, ее лидерству на мировой арене в плане экономического роста, научного прогресса, социальной справедливости и равенства, национальной интеграции и сохранения и развития культуры.
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