Experts View On The Application Of New Education Policy

Source: The Indian Express

A panellist of the six-member committee, formed by the Bengal government to study and share perspectives on NEP has shared his view on the application of the New Education Policy.

He said, "I am of the view that in a country of 130 crore population, you cannot thrust a uniform education policy on all states, regardless of their needs and economic status. What can be applicable in Manipur may not make sense in Bengal.”

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He further shared, “The prevailing education policy where each state has its own board to conduct exams up to the tenth standard cannot be altogether replaced by a new policy without any alternative mechanism in place. These things might not have been considered before the ratification of the policy. I have pointed that out in the report." Partha Chatterjee, State Education Minister had earlier slammed the policy, naming it as a “copy of the system prevalent in western countries”.

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