New National Education Policy

NEP is tool to free new generation from Macaulay mindset: Pradhan

The National Education Policy will be the medium to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to bring the country's new generation out of the Macaulay mentality, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday. The NEP, announced on July 29, 2020 proposes various reforms in school education as well as higher and technical education. Speaking to PTI Videos during his visit here for a programme, Pradhan said the NEP, which is in its sixth year now, will herald a paradigm shift. "Prime Minister Modi has said the country needs to come out of the Macaulay mentality. The NEP 2020 will be the medium to bring the new generation of the country out of the Macaulay mentality," he asserted. "India is a country of the youth and it is the responsibility of the education department to prepare the youth and future generations with education in mother tongue, competency based studies and skill based studies," Pradhan added. The Union minister further pitched for holistic ...

From AI classrooms to regulator reform: Key shifts in education in 2025

Sweeping policy pushes, AI-backed transformation of education, and debate over student well-being against a backdrop of suicides among them marked the education sector over the year. Five years after the adoption of the National Education Policy (NEP), the Centre moved to translate longstanding proposals into law, betted on AI to boost learning, and confronted enduring challenges around examinations and student mental health. The latest development was the progress on the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, envisioned to overhaul governance of tertiary education by replacing multiple regulators with a unified authority. After years of consultation and debate, the Union Cabinet cleared the bill rechristened the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan (VBSA) Bill, 2025 setting the stage for its introduction in Parliament during the winter session. The legislation seeks to subsume the University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and ..

5 years of NEP 2020: Time for a bold leap in school health and wellness

Five years on, new realities have emerged, ones that demand urgent attention. And the time has come to revisit the policy's implementation with courage and clarity

Sundar Pichai learnt Hindi in school: BJP to DMK govt over language row

The controversy started after Tamil Nadu Minister PTR Thiagarajan criticized the NEP, calling it impractical

Tamil enrolment declining in TN schools: Pradhan attacks DMK over NEP

Unfazed by criticism from the opposition, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday again attacked the Tamil Nadu government over its stand on the new National Education Policy (NEP), accusing it of creating "fear psychosis" about the three-language formula while doing little to promote Tamil in the state. Tamil language is declining and colonial language is increasing in Tamil Nadu government schools, he said and asserted the central government is not trying to impose any language on any state. Pradhan said 67 per cent of students are now in English medium schools in the state, while Tamil medium enrolment has dropped from 54 per cent (2018-19) to 36 per cent (2023-24). Tamil enrolment fell by 7.3 lakh in government-aided schools, reflecting a deep shift in preference. He called on the DMK government to support multilingualism to cater to the demands of the outside world and appealed to it to think of the interests of the students of the state before taking a decision on th

'He was speaking like an arrogant king': CM MK Stalin to Dharmendra Pradhan

During the Lok Sabha proceedings, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleged that Tamil Nadu initially agreed to sign MoU for the scheme but later changed its stance

Unnecessary controversy: Tamil Nadu BJP hits back at DMK amid row over NEP

The Tamil Nadu BJP chief assured that the students will not be forced to learn a particular language, instead they can choose any one language they would want

NEP row: Dharmendra Pradhan urges CM Stalin to rise above differences

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday attacked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin over the ongoing row on the implementation of NEP and accused him of "spinning progressive reforms into threats to sustain political narratives". In a letter to Stalin, Pradhan said the Tamil Nadu CM should rise above political differences and think about the interests of young learners who will benefit from the new National Education Policy. The education minister was responding to the letter Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. In his letter, Stalin said linking the two centrally sponsored initiatives -- Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and PM SHRI Schools -- with the National Education Policy (NEP) was fundamentally unacceptable. In his letter to the Tamil Nadu CM, Pradhan said, "The letter sent to PM is a complete negation of the spirit of cooperative federalism promoted by Modi government. Hence, it is inappropriate for the state to view NEP 2020 with a myopic ..

Budget 2025: India's education Budget grows, but lags behind global trends

In the Union Budget 2025, the government allocates Rs 1.28 trillion to education, an increase of 6.5 per cent of Rs 1.20 trillion last year

Inconceivable that NEP not implemented in some states: V-P Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said it was "inconceivable" that the NEP was yet to be implemented in some states, and rued the lack of "pressure" by the academia, intelligentsia and the media on them to do so. Dhankhar said it was time that people leave behind partisan thinking and prioritise the country's interests. "Let nationalism and the principle of nation first always guide us," he said referring to opposition to the National Education Policy (NEP) by some state governments. "I am pained and disturbed on two counts -- one, some states have not adopted it. I am sure this is inconceivable on any rational ground. How can this happen? And this happens because academia, intelligentsia, those in journalism they don't generate that pressure," he said while addressing the 5th Global Alumni Meet at the Panjab University here on the theme "Promoting Collaboration for Excellence and Sustainability". We cannot afford to engage in politics at the cost of nationalism or ...

NEP emphasise on Indians becoming global citizens, future-oriented: Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said the National Education Policy 2020 has emphasised Indians becoming global citizens by adopting good values, being future-oriented, and at the same time remaining connected to their roots. Addressing the 15th convocation ceremony of Jain Vishwa Bharati, Pradhan said the life philosophy propagated by India centuries ago that non-violence, balanced life, self-contentment, and right conduct are the essence of right knowledge is what the world needs today. "It has been said in the new National Education Policy that we have to become global citizens by adopting good values. We have to remain connected to our roots and be future-oriented," he said. Jain Vishwa Bharati (JVB) is an institute with an emphasis on Jain studies and the Prakrit language, as well as Ahimsa (non-violence), Jeevan Vigyan (science of living) and Preksha Dhyan (Preksha meditation). Pradhan said Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave Prakrit recognition as a classi

Odisha to implement NEP 2020 in universities from current academic year

The Odisha government will implement the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, in all state-run universities and affiliated colleges from the current academic year, a statement said. The decision was taken by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, aiming to bring many reforms in the state's education system, it said. In accordance with the NEP, four-year undergraduate programmes will be started, replacing the regular three-year courses. A student can earn a certificate, diploma, degree and degree with honours after completion of each year in the four-year programme, it added. The state government has developed a credit framework on the basis of guidelines set by the University Grants Commission (UGC), under which, the students can involve themselves in skill development, internship, community service and extra-curricular activities, NCC and NSS to earn credits, the statement said. It will help students to choose their subjects on their own and complete their degree course within seven

CBSE plans 3 languages, 7 subjects in Class 10 and 6 papers in Class 12

Students in Classes 10 and 12 would be expected to concentrate on six subjects, as opposed to the current five subjects. One of the two languages should be the Indian local language

'Mann Ki Baat': PM Modi says NEP helping remove language handicaps

Under the NEP, there will be early childhood care and education for all children between 3-7 years

In NEP, arrangements being made to study sports as formal subject: Pradhan

"In the last 9 and half years, Fit India, and Khelo India were introduced and Yoga was taken to the international level. Making a person physically strong is an important thing," Pradhan said

NEP will address challenges in teaching-learning English: Jitendra Singh

The Technology & Bharatiya Bhasha summit aimed to facilitate a smooth transition from the current education system to one rooted in 'Bharatiya' languages, to better align with the vision of NEP 2020

NEP 2020 flexible, not imposed on states by Centre: FM Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday asserted that the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is flexible and is not imposed on states by the Centre. States can adopt the policy according to their requirements, she said at the launch event for Desia' and Kuwi' (tribal languages) primer books in Bhubaneswar, along with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. NEP is a flexible policy. It is not something that the Centre decides and imposes on all the states. It is a broad framework and the states can adopt it according to their requirements, Sitharaman said. She said the NEP is a result of different people putting their minds together after extensive consultation. Sitharaman also said that when one learns, speaks and thinks in one's mother tongue, there's clarity of thought. That is why learning in the mother tongue is important. The central government is making all-out efforts for the education of tribal children. Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan said there are

Education has power to change nation's fate: PM Modi at Shiksha Samagam

The Prime Minister along with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan arrived at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan for the inauguration ceremony of the convention

NEP will give due respect, credit to every Indian language: PM Modi

The new National Education Policy (NEP) will give due respect and credit to every language in the country and those who try to politicise language for their selfish interests will have to shut their shops, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Delivering the inaugural address at the "Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam" on the third anniversary of the launch of the NEP, Modi said the biggest injustice to students is judging them on the basis of their language, instead of their capabilities. "The National Educational Policy will give due respect and credit to every language in the country.... Those who try to politicise language for their selfish interests will now have to shut their shops," the prime minister said. "Education in the mother tongue is initiating a new form of justice for students in India. It is also a very significant step towards social justice," he added. Taking note of the multitude of languages in the world and their importance, the prime minister underlined

NEP-2020 aims to make India global knowledge superpower: President Murmu

Praising Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and his entire team for conceiving and organising this conference, the President also congratulated all the winners of the Visitor's Awards