The Union’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, will release a “mandatory document” on Friday detailing the development process, structure and objectives of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), officials said. The National Education Policy 2020 recommended the development of NCF in four areas: school education, early childhood education and care, teacher education, and adult education.
To provide input for the development of these curriculum frameworks, 25 themes are identified in three categories based on the perspectives of the NEP. These are curriculum and pedagogy, crosscutting issues and other key areas of NEP that focus on systemic change and reform.
“The Mandate Document describes the NCF development process, its expected structure and objectives, and some of the core principles from the NEP 2020 that will inform the development of the four NCFs. “The NCF is being prepared through a process of cooperation and consultation, starting at the district, state and then national levels,” said a senior ministry official.
The ‘Guidelines for Position Papers for the Development of the National Curriculum Framework’ are an integral part of this Mandate document, the official said. “The whole curriculum framework process is done in a paperless manner with very broad consultation at school, district and state levels using a technical platform and a mobile app,” the official added.
The NCF has been revised four times so far — in 1975, 1988, 2000 and 2005. The proposed revision will be the fifth of the framework. The revision of the curriculum framework will be in sync with the implementation of the exam reforms, such as a unified assessment and evaluation system under the proposed National Assessment Center as proposed by the NEP.
“Questions such as what are the ways to implement home language as a language of instruction, what challenges were faced in organizing online education during Covid, which subjects should be added in social sciences to broaden the choice of subjects for greater flexibility in secondary education. will form the basis of the new NCF,” the official said. Steering committee headed by K Kasturirangan,” the official added.
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