English should be the medium of instruction only where it is absolutely necessary and gradually it should be replaced with Hindi in those institutions, the committee has recommended.
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An ‘Archive’ or ‘Fever’? ‘Historical Research’ in Indian Institutions in the Post-Pandemic Period
The many hurdles of applying for a PhD at a time when institutional spaces are being tightly held by gatekeepers.
JNU Must Withdraw from CUET, Says Teachers’ Body
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association also highlighted several issues with the common entrance test, including that it may disadvantage applicants from marginalised backgrounds.
With the NEP’s Focus on ‘Autonomy’, Are We Ushering in a Spirit of Academic Capitalism?
Commentators see the National Education Policy 2020's emphasis on choice, modularity and autonomy as disquieting because they see it as pushing the education system into a neoliberal governance mode.
The Desperate Need For Classes on Consent in India
In India, a considerable mass of our citizenry is entirely unaware about a concept such as consent. Meanwhile, in Kenya, such classes have led to a dramatic drop in …
Lost in Translation
My experience as a native Assamese speaker has shown me time and again that English draws the demarcating line.
Exclusion of ‘English’: Casteism and Classism at the Heart of NEP
English may be a painful reminder of our tragic history, but it is also a symbolic social equaliser to a certain extent.
A Former Teach for India Fellow on the ‘Overambitious’ New Education Policy
From my own experience working as a teacher in the slums of Ghatkopar, the new policy seems divorced from the ground reality.
The Draft NEP 2020 and What the Future Could Look Like for Indian Youth
Looking into the details and reading between the lines does ring multiple alarms on the actual intent of the government.
Do Our Education Laws Cater to the Needs of Children With Disabilities?
Over six million children with disabilities have been brought into mainstream classrooms without the resources required to support their education.