AWARENESS OF NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY (2020) AMONG SCHOOL TEACHERS

National Education Policy 2020 is one of the important landmark in the field of education.Reconstruction of education structure with development of 21^st century skills, productivity of education, experiential learning , multilingual approach,importance to local elements in education  holistic approach ,development of  critical and analytical thinking are important pillars of NEP. As far as evaluation is concerned continuous formative assessment of learning, assessment for learning is proposed.From the last three years we are discussing NEP 2020 but it is also a reality that the school teachers who are an important part of this policy are not completely aware about this policy, recommendations and proposed changes. This study is a small effort to understand the awareness of NEP among school teachers of Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban and Thane District of Maharashtra state.