HRD Minister renamed as Ministry Of Education

The Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) has been renamed as Ministry of Education. 

The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The National Education Policy 2020 comprises major reforms in the higher education sector including a target of 50% gross enrollment ratio by 2035 and a provision for multiple entry and exit.

Use of Technology

- Technology will be used in education planning, teaching, learning, assessment, administration, management and regulation

- Divyang-friendly education software will be developed.

- E-courses will be developed in regional languages

- Virtual labs will also be developed.

•  A National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) is also being created.

•  National mission: National mission to be created to focus on basic literacy and basic numeracy.

National mission to focus on basic literacy and basic numeracy; major changes in the pedagogical structure of curriculum with no rigid separation between streams; all separations between vocational and academic and curricular and extra-curricular will also be removed.

Major Reforms in Schools

Board Exams: Board exams will be low stakes and will test actual knowledge instead of rote learning.

Language: The mother tongue will be a medium of instruction till 5th grade.

Report cards: The report cards will be a comprehensive report on skills and capabilities instead of just marks and statements.

Streams: There will be no rigid separation between streams such as Arts &  Sciences. All separations between vocational and academic and curricular and extra-curricular will also be removed

Board exams will be low stakes & test actual knowledge instead of rote learning; Mother tongue to be a medium of instruction till 5th grade; report cards will be a comprehensive report on skills and capabilities instead of just marks and statements: Government of India.

Background

A union cabinet meeting was called earlier today at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.

E-courses will be developed in regional languages; virtual labs will be developed and a National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) is being created: Government of India