{"id":36985,"date":"2023-08-23T03:19:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T21:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=36985"},"modified":"2025-10-14T12:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:31:02","slug":"national-curriculum-framework-ncf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-curriculum-framework-ncf\/","title":{"rendered":"National Curriculum Framework (NCF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0<strong>What\u2019s in Today\u2019s Article?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What are the National Curriculum Frameworks (NCFs)?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pre-draft of the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Final Version of the NCFSE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) was released by the Union Minister of Education recently.\n<ul>\n<li>The draft proposals were released for public feedback in April 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The final\/revised version of the NCF mandates teaching of 3 languages (including 2 Indian languages) in classes 9-10, and 2 languages (including 1 Indian language) in class 11-12.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the National Curriculum Frameworks (NCFs)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>The <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/national-education-policy-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><u>National Education Policy 2020<\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong> (NEP 2020)\u00a0<\/strong>aims to devise 4 NCFs, for which a comprehensive strategy has been worked out jointly by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and NCERT.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The National Steering Committee<\/strong>\u00a0under the chairmanship of (former ISRO chief) K. Kasturirangan was set up by the MoE to undertake and develop NCFs.<\/li>\n<li>These 4 NCFs are &#8211;\n<ul>\n<li>National Curriculum Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education (NCFECCE)<\/li>\n<li>National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE)<\/li>\n<li>National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (NCFTE)<\/li>\n<li>National Curriculum Framework for Adult Education (NCFAE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>NCFs aims to bring about a paradigm shift in education<\/strong>\u00a0with focus on holistic development of children, emphasis on skilling, vital role of teachers, learning in mother tongue, cultural rootedness.<\/li>\n<li>The NCF has been revised four times in the past (in 1975, 1988, 2000, and 2005). If implemented, the suggested modification would be the\u00a0<strong>5th one<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s important to note that the NEP 2020 and the NCFs, based on the education policy,\u00a0<strong>are not binding on the states<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pre-draft of the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It covers the framework of curriculum for age groups\u00a0<strong>3 to 18 years<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>A key part of the document is<strong>\u00a0inclusion of values and its \u201crootedness\u201d in India<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>This is in content and learning of languages<\/strong>, in the pedagogical approaches including tools and resources and in philosophical basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It advocated the teaching of three languages (referred to as R1, R2 and R3) in classes 6, 7 and 8, and two languages in classes 9 and 10 (R1 and R2).\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No guidelines were provided for language learning in classes 11 and 12.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>R1 denoted the mother tongue or home language, R2 could be any other language (including English), and R3 was any language that wasn\u2019t R1 or R2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The document leans towards making students\u00a0<strong>acquainted with true sources of knowledge<\/strong>, which have been a philosophical preoccupation of ancient Indians.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>These sources focus on six pramanas:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>pratyaksa (perception through five senses),<\/li>\n<li>anumana (using inferences to come to new conclusions),<\/li>\n<li>upamana (knowing through analogy and comparison),<\/li>\n<li>arthapatti (knowing through circumstantial implication),<\/li>\n<li>anupalabdhi (perception of non-existence), and<\/li>\n<li>sabda (something an individual can only directly know a fraction of all reality).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moral development:\u00a0<\/strong>Through\u00a0<strong>panchakosha\u00a0<\/strong>vikas or five-fold development. This concept is an ancient explanation of the importance of the body-mind link in human experience and understanding.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For Grade 10 certification:<\/strong>\u00a0Students will have to take two essential courses from humanities, maths and computing, vocational education, physical education, arts education, social science, science and interdisciplinary areas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grade 11 and 12:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Students will be offered choice-based courses in the same disciplines for more rigorous engagement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modular Board Exams<\/strong>\u00a0will be offered as opposed to a single exam at the end of the year and final result will be based on cumulative result of each exam.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Immediate transition from annual to semester system in Class 12.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"media\">\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kTlOC56zcf0\">\n<div><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kTlOC56zcf0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><strong>The Final Version of the NCFSE:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Holding the Class 12 board exam twice a year:\u00a0<\/strong>To ensure students have enough time and opportunity to perform well.\n<ul>\n<li>Students can appear for a board exam in subjects they have completed and feel ready for.<\/li>\n<li>They will also be allowed to retain the best score.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mandatory and optional subjects:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>So far, the students from Classes 9 to 12 studied five mandatory subjects, with an option of adding one more subject.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Now, the number of mandatory subjects for Classes 9 and 10 is seven, and it\u2019s six for Classes 11 and 12.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Optional subjects have been grouped in three parts in the NCF<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The first optional group<\/strong>\u00a0includes art education (both visual and performing arts), physical education and vocational education.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The 2nd group<\/strong>\u00a0includes Social Science, the Humanities, and interdisciplinary areas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The 3rd group<\/strong>\u00a0includes Science, Mathematics, and computational thinking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emphasis on Indian languages:\u00a0<\/strong>It mandates the compulsory instruction of 3 languages (referred to as R1, R2 and R3) up to Class 10. At least 2 of these 3 languages must be native to India.\n<ul>\n<li>In classes 11 and 12, students will have to study two languages and one of them has to be an Indian language.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The final NCF makes the study of Indian languages imperative\u00a0<\/strong>across schools and boards, contrary to the optional nature of these subjects at present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Offers flexibility:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It offers students the freedom to pursue a mix of science and humanities to reduce the rigid boundaries separating arts, commerce and science in Classes 11 and 12 across school boards.<\/li>\n<li>It also offers freedom to all boards to change to\u00a0<strong>semester or term-based systems<\/strong>\u00a0in Class 12in the long term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>For Classes 6 to 8<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The NCF states that:\n<ul>\n<li>20% content would be from the local level for the Social Science curriculum,<\/li>\n<li>30% content would be from the regional level,<\/li>\n<li>30% would be from the national level, and<\/li>\n<li>20% content would be global.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1) What are the key objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The NEP 2020 aims to provide a holistic and flexible learning experience to students by minimizing the school curriculum content and focusing on 21st-century skills such as analytical and critical thinking, experiential learning, and creativity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q2) What do you mean by Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>ECCE in the Indian context is generally defined as the care and education of children from birth to eight years. It includes: Early stimulation programmes through cr\u00e8ches\/homes stimulation for 0\u20133-year-olds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/education\/2-indian-languages-for-classes-9-10-1-for-classes-11-12-ncf-8906536\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>2 Indian languages for classes 9- 10, 1 for classes 11-12: NCF<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/education\/schools\/board-exams-twice-a-year-class-11-12-students-to-study-2-languages-moes-new-curriculum-framework\/article67226492.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>TH<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCF aims to bring about a paradigm shift in education with focus on holistic development of children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":36986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-36985","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}