The President of India Tweets a Thread on the Benefits & Execution of NEP 2020

The National Education Policy is, no doubt, all set to bring a revolution in the Indian education system. It is viewed as an important tool to help evolve our age-old teaching practices, especially during the pandemic. 

COVID-19 outbreak has challenged our pedagogy so much that every aspect was uprooted and turned a straight 180 degrees. India definitely needed a plan of action, a new-age solution to the new-age problems, along with that a much-needed upgrade in the traditional classroom techniques. 

Since its announcement, the policy has been much appreciated. Recently, it was the President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind, who applauded the efforts of newly named ‘Education Ministry’, and the team that worked for the development of NEP along with Education Minister, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank.’

Mr President has been tweeting about the ongoing Shikshak Parv of 2020 that’s happening from 8-25 September, during which numerous webinars are being held to discuss the execution of NEP in depth. 

Scroll down to go through all the popular tweets by the President of India dated 19th Sept. 2020.

NEP seeks to discourage rote learning and overemphasis on marks or grades. It seeks to encourage critical thinking and a spirit of enquiry.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 19, 2020

Greater use of online facilities will also help overcome problems of shortage of faculty and other resources. Educational institutions should develop very good portals and apps to provide e-learning, e-library and other digital facilities.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 19, 2020

In our tradition Jigyasa or curiosity for learning was
encouraged. It was given greater importance than Jigeesha or the wish to win a debate or argument.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 19, 2020

One of the targets of the NEP 2020 is to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio or GER in higher education to 50 percent by 2035. Technology can help in achieving this target.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 19, 2020

The NEP 2020 document mentions nearly 20 great scientists, saint-scholars and thinkers from ancient India. I request you all to develop study material on them and other such great ancient scholars. Their work should be rewritten in modern terminology.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 19, 2020

Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) is a major shift in Policy which will be of great help to students. This will digitally store the academic credits earned from various Higher Education Institutions so that degrees can be awarded, taking into account the credits earned by students.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 19, 2020

I appreciate the efforts of @DrRPNishank, @SanjayDhotreMP, concerned officials at the @EduMinOfIndia and other institutions for completing the process of policy making.

Dr Kasturirangan, and his team, who prepared the #NEP2020, deserve special commendation.#ShikshakParv pic.twitter.com/owCwDlQXLw

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 19, 2020

The National Education Policy has been prepared after extensive participation involving 2.5 lakh gram panchayats, more than 12,500 local bodies and about 675 districts. More than 2 lakh suggestions have been taken into consideration. pic.twitter.com/eD2crCt7Av

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 19, 2020

NEP aims to reorient our education system towards meeting the needs of the 21st century. It sets the vision of developing an equitable and vibrant knowledge society by providing quality education to all. This calls for achieving the twin objectives of inclusion and excellence. pic.twitter.com/qp0TAuJveo

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 19, 2020