Syllabus: GS-I
Subject: Society and Social Justice
Topic: Social Sector – Education
Issue: National Credit Framework
Context: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) advised schools affiliated to the board to start allocating credits to students in line with the National Credit Framework (NCrF).
National Credit Framework
- Focus: Creditization of learning across various fields and levels including sports, vocational training, science projects, art and craft activities.
- In line with the emphasis of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 on integration of academic education with vocational and skill education.
- All credits collected by students will be stored in their academic bank of credit in the students’
- Academic Bank of Credit is essentially a digital storehouse that centrally records the academic credits earned by students throughout their learning journey.
| National Education Policy 2020● Emphasis on ensuring universal access to school education
● The 10+2 structure of school curricula is to be replaced by a 5+3+3+4 curricular structure. ● Calls for setting up of a National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy. ● Emphasis mother tongue as the medium of instruction at least till Grade 5, but preferably till Grade 8 and beyond. ● Aims to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education including vocational education from 26.3% (2018) to 50% by 2035. ● Recommends expenditure of nearly 6% of GDP on education. |
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