EducationWorld September 2020

NEP 2020: Disappointing philosophy

– Shiv Visvanathan is director of the Centre for the Study of Knowledge Systems at O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, released on July 29, is being celebrated by many as a great document, the BJP/NDA 2.0 government’s gift to the nation to mark the 74th anniversary of independence. I […]

Private schools in India report 2020: Brilliant case for the defence

Against the backdrop of pervasive confusion about the character and role of private schools in the national development effort, this detailed unprecedented report demolishes widely disseminated myths of Left liberal academics and shallow media about private K-12 education – Dilip Thakore

The new National Education Policy 2020, presented to the nation by Union education minister Dr. […]

Dr. KR’s high hopes

Thank you for the August issue of EducationWorld. Your own take on NEP 2020 deserves compliments for its balanced assessment and objectivity.

The concern over implementation, which many people have views on, is to some extent a challenge, but not impossible for a country of our capability. A big breakthrough in education is a must. We […]

Letter from the Editor

A conspicuous flaw of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, presented to the country on July 29, is the cursory attention it has paid to India’s large and growing private education sector. Yet the grassroots reality is that almost half the country’s 256 million school-going children are attending private schools. In 1993 a mere 9.2 […]