The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a comprehensive framework for education in India, approved by the Union Cabinet in July 2020, replacing the previous National Policy on Education of 1986. It sets out sweeping reforms including a new 5+3+3+4 school structure replacing the older 10+2 system, an emphasis on foundational literacy and numeracy, multilingual and multidisciplinary education, greater flexibility in higher education through multiple entry and exit points, and the eventual restructuring of higher education regulation under a single umbrella body.
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Key ProvisionThe "10 + 2" structure is replaced with a "5+3+3+4" model. 1 Enacted / Adopted Year Policy Status
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What does the 5+3+3+4 structure in India's National Education Policy 2020 cover?
It replaces the 10+2 structure with four stages covering ages 3 to 18.
The policy states that the existing 10+2 structure in school education is to be modified with a new pedagogical and curricular restructuring of 5+3+3+4 covering ages 3 to 18. The four stages are the foundational stage (three years of anganwadi or pre-school plus two years of primary school in grades 1 and 2, covering ages 3 to 8), the preparatory stage (grades 3 to 5, ages 8 to 11), the middle stage (grades 6 to 8, ages 11 to 14) and the secondary stage (grades 9 to 12 in two phases, ages 14 to 18).
Sources
1. National Education Policy 2020 - Wikipedia
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2020
School education
The "10 + 2" structure will be replaced with "5+3+3+4" model.
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The new policy replaces the previous National Policy on Education, 1986.
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