{"id":1272783,"date":"2023-08-25T14:19:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T08:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1272783"},"modified":"2023-08-25T14:19:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T08:49:44","slug":"national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"National Education Policy 2020: These Students Will Face Board Exams Twice A Year (And Other Major Changes!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Union education ministry has unveiled a fresh curriculum framework for school education, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/education\/board-exams-to-be-conducted-twice-a-year-education-ministrys-new-curriculum-framework\/articleshow\/102975852.cms\">aligning<\/a> it with the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP), in an effort to revamp the educational landscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"National Education Policy 2020: These Students Will Face Board Exams Twice A Year (And Other Major Changes!)\" class=\"wp-image-1272788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1-300x140.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1-768x357.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are all the details!<br><br><strong>National Education Policy 2020: All You Need To Know<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comprehensive overhaul introduces several noteworthy alterations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enhanced Examination Structure<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><br>Under the new curriculum framework, significant changes have been made to the examination pattern. Board examinations, previously held once a year, will now take place biannually.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shift in Assessment Focus<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><br>The updated board exams will shift their focus from rote memorization and months of coaching to a comprehensive evaluation of students&#8217; understanding and competency achievements. This shift recognizes the need to assess a student&#8217;s actual grasp of concepts and their ability to apply these concepts in practical scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Flexible Subject Choice<\/strong><br><br>The new framework empowers students in classes 11 and 12 by removing the constraints of traditional subject streams. Students will now have the flexibility to choose subjects based on their individual interests and aspirations, fostering a more diverse and customized learning experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Language Learning Emphasis<\/strong><br><br>The curriculum places emphasis on language learning by requiring class 11 and 12 students to study two languages. At least one of these languages must be Indian, highlighting the importance of preserving and promoting the country&#8217;s linguistic diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Textbook Development and Usage<\/strong><br><br>As part of the curriculum reform, new textbooks will be developed for the 2024 academic session. A departure from the current practice of merely &#8220;covering&#8221; textbooks in the classroom, the new approach aims to optimize the utilization of textbooks while also reducing associated costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adoption of &#8216;On Demand&#8217; Exams<\/strong><br><br>Schools are encouraged to enhance their examination infrastructure by developing the capability to offer &#8220;on demand&#8221; exams. This move is geared towards accommodating diverse learning paces and preferences among students, further aligning with the principles of individualized education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional Development for Exam Personnel<\/strong><br><br>The curriculum framework also underscores the importance of quality assessment. Those responsible for developing and evaluating board exams will now be required to undergo university-certified courses. This professional development approach ensures that the examiners are well-equipped to design assessments that accurately measure students&#8217; comprehension and skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union education ministry has unveiled a fresh curriculum framework for school education, aligning it with the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP), in an effort to revamp the educational landscape.\u00a0 Here are all the details! National Education Policy 2020: All You Need To Know This comprehensive overhaul introduces several noteworthy alterations: Enhanced Examination StructureUnder the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":1272788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[137],"tags":[163,3257],"class_list":["post-1272783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-board-exams","tag-nep-2020"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>National Education Policy 2020: These Students Will Face Board Exams Twice A Year (And Other Major Changes!) - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"National Education Policy 2020: These Students Will Face Board Exams Twice A Year (And Other Major Changes!) - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Union education ministry has unveiled a fresh curriculum framework for school education, aligning it with the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP), in an effort to revamp the educational landscape.\u00a0 Here are all the details! National Education Policy 2020: All You Need To Know This comprehensive overhaul introduces several noteworthy alterations: Enhanced Examination StructureUnder the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-25T08:49:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-25T08:49:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"465\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mohul Ghosh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mohul Ghosh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/\",\"name\":\"National Education Policy 2020: These Students Will Face Board Exams Twice A Year (And Other Major Changes!) - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-25T08:49:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-25T08:49:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/5092a7d2906e3f3c819643435477c2a7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1.jpeg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":465},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"National Education Policy 2020: These Students Will Face Board Exams Twice A Year (And Other Major Changes!)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/\",\"name\":\"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups\",\"description\":\"Trak.in is a popular Indian Business, Technology, Mobile &amp; Startup blog featuring trending News, views and analytical take on Technology, Business, Finance, Telecom, Mobile, startups &amp; Social Media Space\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/5092a7d2906e3f3c819643435477c2a7\",\"name\":\"Mohul Ghosh\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66c129d83dd3f325a3b550eb1aa16891173ddfc4686361424206cd9a01311c89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66c129d83dd3f325a3b550eb1aa16891173ddfc4686361424206cd9a01311c89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mohul Ghosh\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/author\/mohul-ghosh\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"National Education Policy 2020: These Students Will Face Board Exams Twice A Year (And Other Major Changes!) - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"National Education Policy 2020: These Students Will Face Board Exams Twice A Year (And Other Major Changes!) - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups","og_description":"The Union education ministry has unveiled a fresh curriculum framework for school education, aligning it with the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP), in an effort to revamp the educational landscape.\u00a0 Here are all the details! National Education Policy 2020: All You Need To Know This comprehensive overhaul introduces several noteworthy alterations: Enhanced Examination StructureUnder the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/","og_site_name":"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups","article_published_time":"2023-08-25T08:49:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-25T08:49:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":465,"url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Mohul Ghosh","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mohul Ghosh","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/","url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/","name":"National Education Policy 2020: These Students Will Face Board Exams Twice A Year (And Other Major Changes!) - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1.jpeg","datePublished":"2023-08-25T08:49:07+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-25T08:49:44+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/5092a7d2906e3f3c819643435477c2a7"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1.jpeg","width":1000,"height":465},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/national-education-policy-2020-these-students-will-face-board-exams-twice-a-year-and-other-major-changes\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"National Education Policy 2020: These Students Will Face Board Exams Twice A Year (And Other Major Changes!)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#website","url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/","name":"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups","description":"Trak.in is a popular Indian Business, Technology, Mobile &amp; Startup blog featuring trending News, views and analytical take on Technology, Business, Finance, Telecom, Mobile, startups &amp; Social Media Space","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/5092a7d2906e3f3c819643435477c2a7","name":"Mohul Ghosh","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66c129d83dd3f325a3b550eb1aa16891173ddfc4686361424206cd9a01311c89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66c129d83dd3f325a3b550eb1aa16891173ddfc4686361424206cd9a01311c89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mohul Ghosh"},"url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/author\/mohul-ghosh\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Untitled-design-26-1-1-1.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1272783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1272783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1272783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1272789,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1272783\/revisions\/1272789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1272788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1272783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1272783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1272783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}