A STUDY OF NEW EDUCATION POLICY, 2022-23

Education is the most effective tool for any nation to advance in all areas. Education teaches about our
glorious past and amazing future advancements. It teaches about science, art, and literature. Education
imparts moral values. Education, in general, shapes a person. The New Education Policy was initiated by
the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) under the steering of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi. The National Education Policy 2020 was discharged on 29 July 2020, when it had been approved
by the Union cupboard. The New National Education Policy (NEP, 2020) replaces the 34-year-old National
Education Policy (NEP) that was developed in 1986.The new National Education Policy 2020 could be a
step in the right direction toward improving the country's education system. It's a daring and bold policy
that seeks to cause a radical transformation of the education system over future decades.
A significant emphasis was put on the digitization of education. Institutions like NITs and IGNOU would
research how to maximize the benefits of online education. Online platforms like SWAYAM and DIKSHA
will be reinforced with new content and assessments to make the experience seamless. There is also talk
about creating virtual labs where students can apply in-class teaching. All in all, this is a necessity as the
world goes digital.
One of the key highlights of NEP is the decision to make the mother tongue or regional language the medium
of instruction up to Class 5. Further, the policy emphasizes the need for formative assessments and
encourages a peer review system of assessment by creating an Assessment Centre and developing a system such as Performance Assessment Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development for
monitoring the achievement of learning outcomes and guide the boards of education to make learning more
contemporary and suited to future needs. The long-term plan of the policy is to do away with the current
system of colleges affiliated with universities, and numerous tiny colleges that are pedagogically unviable
and financially costly would be merged with larger HEIs. The NEP 2022-23 aims to address various gaps existing in the education system of India, and through this policy, India is expected to achieve the
sustainable development goal of 2030 by ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education.