Kasturirangan Committee to Develop a New National Curriculum Framework (NCF)
Part of: Prelims and GS II – Education
Context The Centre has appointed former ISRO chairman K. Kasturirangan as the head of a 12-member steering committee responsible for developing a new National Curriculum Framework (NCF).
Dr. Kasturirangan also chaired the drafting committee for the National Education Policy, 2020 which recommended the development of a new NCF.
Key takeaways
The steering committee has been given a tenure of three years to complete its task.
NCF is meant to be a guiding document for the development of textbooks, syllabi and teaching practices in schools across the country.
It will develop four such frameworks, one each to guide the curriculum of school education, teacher education, early childhood education and adult education.
Major features of National Education Policy 2020
The current 10+2 system will be divided into 5 (3 to 8 years) +3 (8to 11 years) + 3 (11 to 14 years) + 4 (14 to 18 years) format.
Co-curriculum and vocational subjects like sports, arts, commerce, science will be treated at the same level.
Wherever possible, the medium of instruction in schools until at least Class 5, but preferably until Class 8 and beyond, will be the home language or mother tongue or regional language
Multi-disciplinary higher education framework with portable credits, and multiple exits with certificates, diplomas and degrees.
Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) will be set up as a single umbrella body for the entire higher education, excluding medical and legal education.
National Educational Technology Forum (NETF), will be created to provide a platform for the free exchange of ideas on the use of technology.
