Guinea Pigs or National Assets
Like avid scanners of the share market the mercantile propensity of the present regime inclines it towards gambling in both economics and politics.It has a craving for sudden, unforethought and…
New Education Policy
Assembly Elections: Missing New Education Policy in the Debate
The assembly elections of five, which lasted for about a month, are going to end. Only last phase of the elections is left in Uttar Pradesh to be held on…
A farewell note for Professor Yogesh Tyagi
A new vice chancellor has been appointed in Delhi University (DU) after a wait of six months. Prof. Yogesh Singh will conduct the affairs of DU from the vice…
Revisiting NEP 2020 From The Perspective Of Global Education And Knowledge Society
Written by Bhumkia Rajdev, Abdul Basith and Suhail K New Education Policy 2020 has replaced thirty-four-year-old National Policy on Education (1986). The 66-page document talks about vision of government for…
Quality in Higher Education, Role of Teachers and Challenge of Technology
Published as Introduction in Chowdhury A. and Alok John (Ed.). Excellence in Higher Education: Emerging Concerns and the Road Ahead. N Delhi: Rajesh Publications. 2020. Introduction Policy makers in India…
National Education Policy 2020: A Fall into the Abyss of Neo-colonization
In the new National Education Policy 2020 (hereinafter NEP), there has been a quantum leap towards neo-colonization of Indian education via privatization to further corporatization of education. There is a…
Before teaching in English medium, first improve the shoddy text books
The discussion on the new education policy so far seems to have omitted the subject of text books. The quality of most text books so far is considered quite poor,…
New Education Policy-2020 What’s in the Plate for Marginal Students?
by Kalu Naik and Ajit Kumar Lenka The much-awaited and ambitious ‘New Education Policy-2020’ rolled out by the NDA government under the chairmanship of former ISRO Chief K. Kasturirangan. This…
The National Education Policy: A Perspective From Below
Recently the PM Modi led Cabinet has approved the New National Education Policy (NEP-2020). After that, it is being argued that current Education policy has been designed to fulfill…
New Education Policy: Duties Before Implementation
A friend of mine requested that I must contribute my suggestions sought by the government for the preparation of the New Education Policy (NEP). He reminded me about my…
National Education Policy 2020: Empty Vessel Sounds Much
The Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) on 29th July 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic across the nation. This policy would replace the education policy in…
Is NEP doing enough for Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDGs)?
NEP(2020) sets out high ideals for quality learning indicators for ensuring inclusive and equitable education keeping in view 2030 sustainable development goals. On the basis of robust consultation with different…
New Education Policy : India Takes a Great Leap Backwards
The document is exclusionary, reactionary and promotes conformism aimed at serving the interests of capitalism. In a document like the New Education Policy, one must distinguish platitudes from new provisions,…
Two Language formula –mother tongue and English medium best suits
Language policy in NEP is not suitable to present context. The overemphasis of Hindi and Sanskrit in proposed three-language policy, and withdrawal of English from primary level, in National Education…
Legal Education under NEP 2020: Big Promises with Little Substance
The legal education in India, particularly after the rise of National Law Universities (NLUs) has often been criticized for nurturing privilege and remaining inaccessible to most. Even a cursory examination…
Macaulay Putras And The New Education Policy: Shudras/Dalits/Adivasis Must Be Vigilant
The BJP Education Policy (BEP)2020 has been formalised with a Cabinet approval on July 30, 2020. It is drafted by Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan (79) the BJP’s Education Committee Chairman. He was…
CPI Opposes Privatisation and Commercialisation in New Education Policy
The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued the following statement today (on July 30, 2020): The RSS-led NDA government has approved the New Education Policy (NEP). The…
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