National Education Policy

In ‘Early Childhood Education in the Context of NEP,’ M Sreenivasa Rao discusses the process through which we can effectively build a rich learning ecosystem for young children in governmental schools and Anganwadis by building the capacity of teachers and formulating effective curricula.

In a piece titled ‘Imagining the Implementation of FLN Mission’ Atanu Sain and Namrata Ghosh discuss how the NEP is trying to respond to the needs of very young learners through a clear focus on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN); they also share the challenges they have faced and the learnings they have gathered through working with various governments and communities in this space.

Hemangi Joshi and Rajashri Tikhe in their article titled ‘Enabling Multilingual Education in Schools’ draw upon their experiences of working in multilingual education in Maharashtra; they discuss the relevant provisions of NEP 2020, and show why we need to formulate state-level Multilingual Education (MLE) policies to address the multilingual reality of our classrooms.

In ‘A Promising Future of Teacher Education,’ Gomathi Jatin demonstrates how the provisions of NEP create an enabling framework for teacher education and shows how its proper implementation will go a long way in meeting the shortage of good quality teachers in the country.

In her perceptive article, Sunayana Chatrapathy shares how it is possible to fulfil the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) mandate of NEP 2000 by transforming Anganwadis into safe spaces that nurture a culture of learning, and by capacitating Anganwadi functionaries.

we share with you the perspectives and opinions of practitioners from across the country on NEP 2020.