In order to continue the process of wide consultation for the development of the new National Curriculum Framework (NCF) based on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Ministry of Education has held a meeting with senior officials from all ministries and departments, including NCERT, Election Commission of India, ICAR and DRDO.
“The meeting focused on how ministries and organizations can contribute to developing a curriculum framework that is responsive and relevant to the developmental needs and interests of students at different stages of their development. The officers present were first briefed on how a curriculum framework is established, what the results are and what is expected of them,” a senior MoE official told PTI.
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“Then many areas of contribution were discussed such as the rapidly changing technology, the need for innovation and the generation of new ideas, the need to focus on crucial areas such as climate change, future skills requirements, crucial factors for agricultural growth, knowledge of India, especially in those areas where India is leading the way in instilling a sense of pride, assisting technology for inclusion, enriching expertise with real-life information, promoting multilingualism and integrating sports, fitness and arts,” added the official ready.
The meeting was chaired by Anita Karwal, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education (MoE), and focused on how ministries and organizations can contribute to developing a curriculum framework that is responsive and relevant to the developmental needs and interests of students at different stages of their development. All ministries would have sent written input.
During the meeting, the main achievements of NCF were discussed in detail, including early childhood education and care, basic literacy and numeracy, competence-based education, flexibility in the choice of subjects in secondary education, reduction of the curriculum to the core, a new view on vocational education, identification of core skills and content.
It also includes inclusive education, multilingualism, integration of knowledge of India, citizenship, values such as appreciation of national heritage, respect for public property, care of the elderly, children with disabilities, health and wellbeing, guidance and advice on sports and physical education, and community involvement, etc.
Ideas such as leveraging the innovation ecosystem of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), understanding agriculture’s efforts to bring food to the table, the massive role of Gram panchayats in ensuring enrollment and retention in schools , the importance of imbibing volunteering in the early years, the need for every child to participate in activities related to physical health and well-being, focus on Divyang children, exposure to new technology from an early age, etc. were discussed during the meeting.
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