Bhubaneswar: The State Government today issued a formal notification for implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 in all schools of the State.
Department of School and Mass Education has issued the notification in this regard today.
“After careful consideration, in the interest of strengthening the educational system in the state, the government is pleased to order that the National Education Policy 2020, as issued by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, will be implemented in the State of Odisha,” read the notification.
The State government also decided to adopt the National Curriculum Framework, with local contextualization, as the state curriculum framework for the State, it said.
Earlier, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi had announced plans to implement the NEP in all State-run Universities and affiliated colleges from the current academic year.
Following the announcement, the Higher Education Department had issued a notification for implementation of national policy in all undergraduate (UG) courses offered by Higher Education Institutions (HEls) under the administrative control of the Department starting from the 2024-25 academic session.
The implementation is aimed at transforming the higher education landscape to foster multidisciplinary learning, skill development, choice based credit system, multiple entry exit and greater flexibility in education, as per the notification.
The State Government has developed a credit framework on the basis of guidelines set by the University Grants Commission (UGC), under which, the students can involve themselves in skill development, internship, community service and extra-curricular activities, NCC and NSS to earn credits.
It will help students to choose their subjects on their own and complete their degree course within seven years with the option of multiple entries and exits from their institution, it said.
The Government has also taken steps to make the higher education system more qualitative, autonomous and inclusive as per the NEP 2020.