NEP 2020 4th Anniversary: Today mark the fourth year of New Education Policy known as NEP 2020.The Education Ministry today celebrated the 4 years of implementing new education policy.
The day is marked with launching of several significant NEP 2020 initiative of the Ministry of Education. The dedicated TV Channels to facilitate learning of various Indian Launguage,
Tamil Channel; Primers for early graders in 25 Indian languages in pursuance to 54 already done;
10 Bag-less days Guidelines aimed to transform learning into a fun, stress-free experience in schools; Career Guidance Guidelines,
A massive library of over 500 job cards;
NMM (National Mission for Mentoring) and National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) in Braille and Audio Books;
School Innovation Marathon by AICTE, NITI Aayog, and AIM; and a book on Graduation Attributes and Professional Competencies. They also unveiled four books and lecture notes aimed at promoting the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) among students and teachers.
APAAR, which stands for Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry, is a specialized identification system designed for all students in India. This initiative is part of the ‘One Nation, One Student ID’ program launched by the Union government, aligning with the new National Education Policy of 2020.
How this APAAR ID is created
The school releases the provisional APAAR Number
You can verify your provisional Apaar id on https://apaar.education.gov.in/
You have to authenticate yourself and your parent consent
You will get APAAR in Digilocker
Akhil Bharatiya Siksha Samagam (ABSS) has been conceptualized as an event to celebrate the adoption of National Education Policy 2020 to reinvigorate the commitment of various stakeholders for its effective implementation and to realize the collective strength for achievement of shared goals through collaborative efforts.
ABSS 2024 witnessed six thematic sessions on different themes & initiatives of NEP 2020 related to Schools and Higher Education. These are:
- Importance of Sustainability in Education Curriculum, Job Prospects, Industry-Academia Collaboration
(ii) PM SHRI (School Education & Skilling)
- Role of HEIs in promoting STEM & enhancing GER through Vidyashakti
(iv) Equivalence of Curriculum and Assessment across all School Boards
(v) Role of Ranking and Accreditation in Enhancing Quality
(vi) NCF-FS and NCF-SE Salient Features and Implementation Roadmap
Major initiative of NEP 2020
In Higher Education, various initiatives / reforms have been carried out for implementation of NEP 2020. For learner centric education, National Credit Framework (NCrF), National Higher Education Qualification Framework, Academic Bank of Credit (ABC), multiple entry/exit etc. have been introduced