Modi's masterstroke - National Education Policy (NEP)
The recently launched National Education Policy (NEP) embodies an excellent strategy which will not only transform the country’s academic system but will also solve one of India’s biggest problems - obsolete syllabus that industry does not require.. Although the objective behind the NEP has been taking shape over the last few years. Earlier education for most ended at Class 10, when you took what was called the Matric exam. If you were really studious you might go on to college to get a BA or BCom degree, and after that maybe even a MA or a PhD. But for the great many, a ‘Matric pass’ was enough to land a job and start working. And that’s where the problem started. Because pretty soon there weren’t enough jobs for all the Matric passes. So schooling was extended to Class 11, or what was called Higher Secondary. But Higher Secondary wasn’t high enough to stem the overflowing tide of unemployment. So the 10+2 formula was introduced, which lengthened schooling by yet another year. But eve