Draft National Education Policy 2016 - Common national curriculum for Science, Maths and English.
Q. Which of the following is/are true regarding Draft National Education Policy 2016?
1) Facilities for physical education, yoga, games and sports, NCC, NSS, art education, etc. will not be a pre-requisite to the recognition of schools.
2) For Science, Mathematics and English subjects, a common national curriculum will be designed.- Published on 29 Jul 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: Only 2
- Physical education, yoga, games and sports, NCC, NSS, art education, Bal Sansad, covering local art, craft, literature and skills, and other co- scholastic activities will be made an integral part of the curriculum and daily routine in schools for the holistic development of children. Facilities for the above will be a pre-requisite to the recognition of schools.
- Funds will be earmarked by the government/ school management for all co-scholastic activities in schools.
- For Science, Mathematics and English subjects, a common national curriculum will be designed.
- High failure rate in class-X examination is attributed to a large extent to poor performance in three subjects: Mathematics, Science and English. In order to reduce the failure rates, class X examination in Mathematics, Science and English will be at two levels: Part-A at a higher level and Part-B at a lower level.
