Haryana formally launches National Education Policy 2020
- Haryana has aimed for complete implementation of NEP by the year 2025 as against the deadline of 2030.
- It aims to track every child by reducing the dropout rate in schools.
- Data analysis of every family member registered under the Parivar Pehchan Patra will be done, so that every child can be tracked and enrolled in school.
Current status of higher education infrastructure in Haryana
- Besides one Central University, Haryana has 10 state universities, 23 private universities; 849 colleges (including 172 government colleges) with 1,96,845 students on rolls including Technical Universities; engineering colleges, Government Polytechnics etc.
- Besides, there are 97 government-aided colleges and 87 self-financing degree colleges.
NEP Preparedness of State
- Enrolment in state run school has increased by 7.3 per cent in 2021-22 compared to the previous session.
- At least 1.6 lakh students have shifted from private to government schools.
- Under the PARAKH guidelines, Haryana has taken steps to improve quality of assessment.
- Free education is provided to students of all categories (economically weaker sections) from Classes 9 to 12.
- About six lakh students in Classes 3 to 8 are expected to benefit from Saksham Yuva Yojana, which was launched for upliftment and welfare of the unemployed but educated youth.
- The Annual Budget for current fiscal has allocated Rs 700 crore to be spent on technology-based education in schools.
- Also, the first-of-its-kind Super 100 Scheme was launched to provide boarding facilities and free coaching to aspirants preparing for JEE, IIT, and NEET.
Current Progress on NEP Targets:
- According to Government, Haryana has already achieved most of deliverables like:
- Large multidisciplinary universities and colleges, with at least one in or near every district;
- Incorporating set of skills and values at each level of learning’ by revamping curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and student support;
- Tight regulation; and
- Setting up more colleges.
- Multidisciplinary Education and Research (MERUs) has adopted the concept in eight state universities
- Arrangements have been made to make children proficient in various skills in schools itself.
- A separate Shri Vishwakarma Kaushal Vishwavidyalaya for imparting skill development has already been opened. It has forged strong links with industry and 94 MoUs has been signed.
- A new ambitious scheme ‘Passport Sahayata’ has been launched to make the students aware of employment opportunities abroad and in the universities and colleges outside India, under which passports are being given free of cost to all final year students.