Education Policy
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‘New education policy will sow seeds for starting a new era,’ says Narendra Modi
The prime minister said studying should not just be limited to the walls of the classroom, but interlinked with the outside world.
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Government’s intervention, influence on education policy should be minimal, says Modi
President Ram Nath Kovind said the new policy has been formulated after an unprecedented process of consultations.
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Why learning Chinese should not be seen as a security risk to India
India’s New Education Policy 2020 has effectively downgraded the Chinese language.
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Is the National Education Policy 2020 designed to deliver equitable quality public education?
It is based on a relatively shallow understanding of the ground realities of education in an unequal society.
Poonam Batra
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NEP focuses on ‘how to think’ rather than ‘what to think’, based on holistic approach: Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Modi said the New Education Policy will lay the foundation of a ‘New India’ by preparing students for the 21st Century.
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‘Tamil Nadu will never allow three-language formula,’ says CM on new National Education Policy
Edappadi K Palaniswami said the state will stick to its existing two-language policy.
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New Education Policy omits Chinese from list of foreign languages offered in schools
The language was, however, included in the draft version of the education policy released last year.
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Manish Sisodia says New Education Policy proposes ‘highly-regulated, poorly-funded’ learning model
He added that the new policy has not been able to break free of the old ways of understanding and imparting education.
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Hindi ‘imposition’: Politicians in Tamil Nadu and Telangana welcome modified draft education policy
The DMK said the removal of a clause on learning Hindi was a success of former party chief M Karunanidhi’s legacy.
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Centre revises draft education policy after protests against ‘Hindi imposition’
The new draft does not state which languages students must study in middle school.
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‘No language will be imposed,’ says Union minister S Jaishankar on draft education policy
Jaishankar said state government would be consulted and public opinion obtained before finalising the draft.
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Prakash Javadekar denies New Education Policy draft proposes to make Hindi compulsory till Class 8
The New Education Policy aims to implement an ‘India-centric’ and ‘scientific’ system of learning in schools, a news report said.
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