The objective of this Group is to formulate a New Education Policy for the country through an inclusive, participatory and holistic approach. The National Policy on Education was framed in 1986 and modified in 1992. Since then several changes have taken place that calls for a revision of the Policy. The Government of India would like to bring out a National Education Policy to meet the changing dynamics of the population’s requirement with regards to quality education, innovation and research, aiming to make India a knowledge superpower by equipping its students with the necessary skills and knowledge and to eliminate the shortage of manpower in science, technology, academics and industry. For this purpose, 33 themes have been identified for discussions under this Group. The themes are divided separately for the School Education (13 themes) and Higher Education (20 themes) sectors.

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Themes on School Education

Ensuring Learning Outcomes in Elementary Education

Extending outreach of Secondary and Senior Secondary Education

Strengthening of Vocational Education

Reforming School Examination Systems

Revamping Teacher Education for Quality Teachers

Accelerating rural literacy

Promotion of ICT systems in school and adult education

New Knowledge, pedagogies & approaches for teaching of Science

School standards, School assessment & School Management systems

Girls, SCs, STs, Minorities & children with special needs

Promotion of Languages

Ethics, Physical Education, Arts & Crafts, Life Skills

Focus on Child Health

Themes on Higher Education

Governance reforms for quality

Ranking of institutions and accreditations

Improving the quality of regulation

Pace setting roles of central institutions

Improving State public universities

Integrating skill development in higher education

Promoting Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and online courses

Opportunities for technology enabled learning

Addressing regional disparity

Bridging gender and social gaps

Linking higher education to society

Developing the best teachers

Sustaining student support systems

Promote cultural integration through language

Meaningful partnership with the private sector

Financing higher education

Internationalization of higher education

Engagement with industry to link education to employability

Promoting research and innovation

New Knowledge