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should suggest compulsory study of Devyani Jaipuria
one international language in middle Pro vice-chairperson, DPS Sector 45,
and secondary school. Gurgaon
• I am also hoping that the third
instalment of NCF for Teacher evyani Jaipuria is pro vice-
Education will provide a roadmap chairperson of Delhi Public
to train and equip teachers with the DSchool, Jaipur, DPS Sector
skills and competencies required to 45, Gurgaon and DPS Internation-
implement NEP 2020 in letter and al, Gurgaon.
spirit. • NEP 2020 mandates a com-
• In addition, I look forward to plete overhaul of India’s primary-
NCFSE 2023 giving top priority secondary education system. I am
to examinations reform. It’s high looking forward to the new NCFSE
time our schools moved away from and NCF as a whole to provide
the final exam assessment system guidelines to India’s 1.5 million
to continuous evaluation at the schools on how to put the NEP
primary-secondary levels. 2020 vision into practice. Espe- academic system.
• To achieve the holistic education cially how to improve and integrate • I am also looking forward to
objective of NEP 2020, I am keeping contemporary pedagogies into our the new curriculum framework
fingers crossed that NCFSE 2023 Indian curriculums. recommending ways and means
will light the way for all schools • Last October, the education to schools to integrate community
across the country to formally teach ministry released the NCF for service and outreach into their cur-
spiritual, social and citizenship val- Foundational Stage for early child- riculums.
ues. This will lead to national unity hood education — until class III. • NEP 2020 mandates vocational
and harmony. I am expecting the new NCFSE education and training (VET) in
for primary-secondary education primary-secondary schools. I hope
Sachin Vats to provide all schools direction to the new NCFSE will provide clear
Founder-director, Gurukul The School, build on children’s foundational guidelines on how to introduce
Ghaziabad literacy and numeracy and smooth- skills development courses in pri-
ly integrate the new 5+3+3+4 mary and secondary classes.
achin Vats is founder-director
of the CBSE-affiliated Gurukul
SThe School, Ghaziabad which standard of education countrywide.
has 2,700 students and 250 teachers I hope it will advise how to intro-
on its muster rolls. duce contemporary subjects such as
• NEP 2020 has mandated continu- AI and data science, allow subject
ation of children learning in three stream selection in class IX instead
languages in their school years. I am of class XI and give high importance
hoping the new national curriculum to digital proficiency.
framework will advise state govern- • I am looking forward to national
ments and school managements to guidelines on teaching of social and
stop arguing about this issue and in- emotional learning skills from pri-
troduce learning of a third language mary school onwards to ensure joyful
from primary school. Given that 80 learning for all children.
percent of a child’s brain develops by
three years of age, the early years are Mansoor Khan
the best time for children to learn Co-founder, DPS Schools, Bengaluru/ Mysuru
languages. start evaluating children’s reasoning
• I am looking forward to NCFSE and knowledge application skills. ansoor Ali Khan is co-
2023 advising exam boards to • NEP 2020 has a big dream about founder/director of five
overhaul the current assessment and India transforming into a knowledge MK-12 DPS schools in Ben-
exam system. It is high time that superpower. For this to happen, the galuru and Mysuru (Karnataka) and
instead of continuing to assess chil- new NCF has to design a national School of India, Bengaluru. Current-
dren’s memorisation skills, the new curriculum for all of India’s 260 mil- ly, these schools host an aggregate
NCF should advise exam boards to lion children to enable a minimum 30,000 students.

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