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EW SPOTLIGHT FEATURE

“National Education Policy 2020

is a transformative document”

Divya Lal, Managing Director, Fliplearn Education Pvt. Ltd
in conversation with EducationWorld’s Paromita Sengupta

has a few drawbacks. Fortunately, to shift teaching-learning to an
they were being closely monitored online platform. Hopefully the
and a counter action plan drawn new reforms suggested by the
up. The success or failure of government in NEP 2020 will help
these proposals, however, will reduce the digital divide in urban
be determined only after their and rural India.
implementation.
The NEP enables students to
As someone who has been at independently choose their
the forefront of digital learning subjects based on their personal
solutions, what are your preference. Does that create more
takeaways from the government challenges for schools?
creating a dedicated unit to Yes indeed! NEP 2020 has
orchestrate the development of recognised students’ personal
learning infrastructure? preferences in subject/discipline
DIVYA LAL It doesn’t surprise me as selection. With the Ministry
Founder & Managing Director I have always believed that of Education making this long
for digitisation of learning to awaited and frankly tough call
become a reality was only a to allow students to pick their
The Ministry of Education (MoE) matter of time. After all, digital preferred subjects, my sense is this
has introduced what may be the learning helps schools and will pose a challenge for educators
biggest and most important policy other education institutions to and school administrators before
change in recent times. What transition to a blended learning they set themselves up for a future
do you make of the proposed model where classroom learning with endless possibilities for all.
changes? is supplemented and supported Multiple entry and exit options
It’s refreshing to see progressive by digital solutions. It has become proposed for degree programmes
and forward thinking reforms imperative for digital learning to are also a great initiative. This
being proposed by the Ministry be at the core of every school’s policy will effectively make college
of Education. I personally believe teaching-learning methodology. degrees more flexible and less
these proposals for change are In my opinion, the Covid- restricted with students allowed
a step in the right direction that induced national emergency to pick the duration of their study
will help shift focus from “rote” lockdown imposed in the end programmes.
to “active” learning. NEP 2020 is of March has opened the
a transformative policy document eyes of government on
for schools and teachers as they the benefits and limitless
will become more “digitally opportunities of digital
empowered”. This transformation learning technologies.
will, however, require the Fliplearn Edge alone
involvement of school heads and has supported 200-plus
teachers in adopting the “Phygital” partner schools with
model of education to align 9,000 teachers guiding an
with the MoE’s vision. But I am aggregate 200,000 students
confident that with the right kind in the past five months.
of collaboration, the goal can be It is unfortunate that
achieved successfully. multiple schools in rural
The current education structure India lack the resources
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