Education Minister Answers Questions on NEP 2020
November 23, 2020
Original Article: https://www.ndtv.com/education/nep-2020-education-minister-answers-questions-on-curriculum-vocational-learning-and-digital-libraries
The Union Minister of Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, answered questions on the new National Education Policy on his Twitter page today. The Education Minister explained what the new structure of the school curriculum means, what will happen to the board exams, what consultations had been undertaken by the ministry before finalising the policy and what changes in curriculum might be expected. The day-long exchange with Mr Ramesh Pokhriyal was aimed at clearing students’ doubts about the NEP 2020, cleared by the Union Cabinet on July 29. Before this, the Education Ministry held a fortnight long series of webinars on the new policy. Students have been asking questions online, tagging their posts with #NEPTransformingIndia hashtag on Twitter.