Draft National Education Policy 2019

1 National Education Policy 2019 DraftDraftNational Education Policy 2019 Committee for Draft National Education Policy (Constituted by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India) Chairman Dr. K. Kasturirangan Former Chairman, ISROB angalore, Karnataka MembersProf. Vasudha KamatFormer VC, SNDTWU, Mumbai, MaharashtraProf. Manjul BhargavaProf., Dept. of Mathematics, Princeton University, USADr. Ram Shankar KureelFormer Founder VC, Baba Saheb Ambedkar University of Social Sciences, Madhya Pradesh Prof. T. V. KattimaniVC, IGNTU, Amarkantak, Madhya PradeshSri Krishna Mohan TripathyFormer Chairperson,High School & Intermediate-Examination Board, UPProf. Mazhar AsifDean, Centre for Persian and Central Asian Studies, Literature and Culture Studies,JNU, New DelhiProf.

2 M. K. SridharFormer Member SecretaryKarnataka Knowledge Commission, GoK, Bangalore, KarnatakaSecretaryDr. Shakila T. ShamsuOSD (NEP)Dept. of Higher Education , MHRD,GoI, New DelhiTechnical SecretariatRoom No. 201, Guest house , NAAC, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore -560072 Ph: 080 2300 5211; Email: To ,Shri Prakash Javadekar Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development Government of India December 15, 2018 Respected Shri Javadekar ji,At the outset, I take this opportunity to thank you for being a pillar of strength in the onerous endeavour that you have entrusted to me and my team members. We are submitting the Draft National Education Policy , 2019. We have tried to prepare a Policy , which to the best of our wisdom, will change the educational landscape so that we prepare our youth to meet the variety of present and future challenges.

3 It has been a journey in which each one of the team members, both individually and collectively, have strived to cover the varied aspects of our country s large Education scenario. The Policy is founded on the guiding goals of Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability and Accountability. We have looked at the sector in a single organic continuum from pre-school to higher Education and also touched on related sectors that form part of the larger picture. We are indeed indebted to your unstinting support at every stage in this exercise and are confident that under your visionary leadership, your Ministry will try to reach the desired goals that this Policy has envisaged. Vasudha Kamat(Member)K. Kasturirangan (Chairman)Ram Shankar Kureel(Member) Kattimani(Member)Mazhar Asif (Member)Shakila T.

4 Shamsu(Secretary)Krishna Mohan Tripathy(Member)Manjul Bhargava(Member) Sridhar(Member)Committee for Draft National Education Policy1K. Kasturirangan ChairmanFormer Chairman, ISROH onorary Distinguished Scientific Advisor, ISRO Ex- Member of Parliament (nominated Rajya Sabha)Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru2 Vasudha Kamat MemberFormer Vice-Chancellor, SNDT Women's University, Alphons Member(discontinued on assuming office as Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Culture, and Tourism since 3 September 2017)

5 Noida4 Manjul Bhargava Member R. Brandon Fradd Professor of Mathematics, Princeton UniversityPrinceton, USA5 Ram Shankar Kureel MemberFormer Founder Vice Chancellor of Baba Saheb Ambedkar University of Social Sciences Madhya Kattimani MemberVice-ChancellorIndira Gandhi National Tribal UniversityAmarkantak, Madhya Pradesh7 Krishna Mohan Tripathy MemberDirector of Education (Secondary)

6 And Former Chairperson of Uttar Pradesh High School and Intermediate Examination Board Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh8 Mazhar Asif MemberProfessor Centre for Persian and Central Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Sridhar MemberFormer Member Secretary, Karnataka Knowledge CommissionBengaluru, Karnataka10 Rajendra Pratap Gupta Member(co-opted member resigned in December 2017)Former Advisor to Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Government of India11 Shakila T.

7 Shamsu Secretary OSD(NEP), Department of Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development, New DelhiAbbreviationsAI Accreditation InstitutionAC Advisory CouncilAEC Adult Education CentreAESDC Adult Education and Skill Development Centres AICTE All India Council for Technical EducationAIDS/STD Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/ Sexually Transmitted Diseases AISHE All India Survey of Higher EducationAIU Association of Indian UniversitiesAU Agriculture UniversityAYUSH Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelor of VocationBA Binary AccreditationBCI Bar Council of IndiaBDS Bachelor of Dental SurgeryBEO Block Education OfficerBLA Bachelor of Liberal ArtsBLE Bachelor of Liberal EducationBoG Board of Governors BRC Block Resource CentreCAD/CAM Computer-Aided Design/ Computer-Aided ManufacturingCBCS Choice Based Credit SystemCDAC Centre for Development of Advanced ComputingCEP Continuing Education ProgrammeCESD Central Educational Statistics DivisionCFTI Centrally Funded Technical InstitutionsCHC Community Health CentreCIAE Central Institute of Adult Education CIET Central Institute of Educational TechnologyCNE Continuing Nursing EducationCPD Continuous Professional Development CRC Cluster Resource CentreCSR Corporate Social

8 Responsibility CSTT Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology CTE College of Teacher EducationCU Central UniversitiesCWSN Children With Special NeedsDAE Department of Atomic EnergyDARE Department of Agricultural Research and EducationDBT Department of BiotechnologyDCI Dental Council of IndiaDEC District Education CouncilDEO District Education OfficerDIET District Institute of Education and TrainingDSE Directorate of School EducationDST Department of Science and TechnologyDTE Department of Technical EducationEC Executive CouncilECCE Early Childhood Care and EducationED Executive DirectorEMT-B Emergency Medical Technicians-BasicFOSSEE Free and Open Source Software in EducationGA Graded AccreditationGDA General Duty AssistantsGDP Gross Domestic ProductGEC General Education CouncilGER Gross Enrolment RatioGNM General Nursing and MidwiferyGoI Government of IndiaHBCSE Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education HEGC Higher Education Grants CouncilHEI Higher Education InstitutionsHRDC Human Resource Development CentreIAF Institutional Accreditation FrameworkIAS Indian Academy of SciencesIASE Institute of Advanced Studies in EducationIB Independent BoardICAR Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchICDS Integrated Child Development ServicesICMR Indian Council of Medical ResearchICT Information and Communication Technology IDP Institutional Development Plan IIEC India International Education CentreIILA Indian Institute of Liberal ArtsIIT Indian Institute of TechnologyINAE Indian National Academy of EngineeringINC Indian Nursing CouncilINI Institutions of

9 National ImportanceINSA Indian National Science AcademyInSCED Indian Standard Classification of EducationISCO International Standard Classification of OccupationsISL Indian Sign Language ITI Industrial Training InstituteIUC Inter-University ConsortiumJRMB Joint Review and Monitoring BoardKGBV Kasturba Gandhi Balika VidyalayaLMIS Labour Market Information SystemLSS Licence to Start a School MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of SurgeryMCI Medical Council of IndiaMERU Multidisciplinary Education and Research UniversitiesMHFW Ministry of Health and Family WelfareMHRD Ministry of Human Resource Development MN Mission NalandaMoE Ministry of EducationMOOC Massive Open Online CourseMOU Memorandum of UnderstandingMSDE Ministry of Skill Development and EntrepreneurshipMSME Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesMT Mission TakshashilaMWCD Ministry of Women and Child DevelopmentNAAC National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAS National Achievement SurveyNASI National Academy of Sciences.

10 IndiaNATP National Adult Tutors ProgrammeNCC National Cadet CorpsNCERT National Council of Educational Research and Training NCF National Curriculum FrameworkNCFAE National Curriculum Framework for Adult Education NCTE National Council for Teacher EducationNCVET National Council for Vocational Education and TrainingNCVIE National Committee for the Integration of Vocational EducationNDF National Doctoral FellowNEC National Education CommissionNEET National Eligibility cum Entrance Test NETF National Educational Technology ForumNGO Non Governmental OrganisationNHEQF National Higher Education Qualifications Framework NHERA National Higher Education Regulatory Authority NIEPA National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration NIOS National Institute of Open Schooling NIT National Institutes of TechnologyNITI Aayog National Institution for Transforming IndiaNLM National Literacy MissionNLP Natural Language ProcessingNMC National Medical CommissionNMEICT National Mission on Education through ICTNPDF National Post Doctoral FellowNPSDE National Policy on Skills Development and EntrepreneurshipNQR National Qualifications RegisterNRED National Repository of Educational DataNRF National Research FoundationNROER National Repository of Open Educational ResourcesNSDA National Skill Development AgencyNSDC National Skill Development CorporationNSQF National Skills Qualifications FrameworkNSS National Service SchemeNTA National Testing Agency NTP National Tutors ProgrammeOBC Other Backward ClassesODL Open and Distance Learning OER Open Educational