34 years after the National Education Policy was formulated in 1986, these are the first major reforms that it's going through. From an overall perspective, the new policy, announced by the Modi government on 29 July, aims to overhaul the Indian education system with an emphasis on access to education, attempt to move away from rote learning, reforms at all levels from school to higher education, and reducing the number of regulators of higher education.
But as we drown under all the information of the myriad changes that are being suggested – the devil is in the detail. How is the New Education Policy being received? Does it address the gaps in the current education system?
Producer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha
Guests:
Anjela Taneja, Campaign Lead Inequality Education and Health at Oxfam India
Ashish Dhawan the Founder and Chairman, Central Square Foundation and Founding Member, Ashoka University. Editor: Shelly Walia
Music: Big Bang Fuzz
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