NEP 2020: Indispensable for Strengthening Ancient Education and Indian Ethos

Abstract

Since the advent of civilization, educational systems have developed in India as per the time and space. It has been a significant element and honor in Indian culture, because most of the modern educational systems in the globe are designed on the concepts of Ancient Indian Education. In India, the educational structure has been framed and rationalized to meet the demands in particular time periods. This study is to highlight the features of the Ancient Educational system in comparison to that of National Education Policy 2020. It is a critical analysis of the planning, development, structuring, organizing, and executing the Education in the ancient Indian culture with that of the National Education policy 2020. This paper is to develop a relative model and evaluate the educational planning historically keeping in view the NEP 2020. The NEP 2020 is going to mark an epoch of development in Indian Education, when implemented in letter and spirit because it has brought forefront the historical references from the ancient Indian educational institutions and ancient curriculum. Education in the ancient period was planned and standardized on the basis of universally accepted and established ideas and practices. On the other hand, the philosophy and concepts of skill development, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary courses in NEP 2020 under single roof is the contribution of ancient educational system. The Vedic and Buddhist curriculum encompassed the spiritual, moral, philosophical and scientific spirit whereas NEP 2020 also goes back to the traditional system termed as the inquiry – based assessment. Therefore, the essence of the NEP 2020 is traditional methodology to meet the futuristic objectives of the Education in India.