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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicNational Education Policy

Topic: National Education Policy

India’s draft education policy isn’t a conservative conspiracy. But it may never take off

In the last five years, Narendra Modi government has walked in the opposite direction to the one recommended in this policy document.

Controversial 3-language formula includes flexibility of choice, says Pokhriyal

Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal told the Lok Sabha that the National Education Policy (NEP) does not discriminate against or impose any specific language.

Ayesha Siddiqa on Pakistan’s defence budget cut, Y.V. Reddy on RBI’s independence

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Boria Majumdar says Ind-Pak matches ‘one-sided’, civil service appointments ‘diluted’- Satyananda Mishra

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Modi govt’s new education policy draft wants law taught in English & local languages

The panel that drafted the New Education Policy suggested that legal education must be bilingual to help speed up legal transactions in lower courts.

Rajmohan Gandhi on the way forward in Kashmir & Sanjaya Baru’s advice to Nirmala Sitharaman

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Indian children are schooling, not learning. Modi govt must fix it with national edu policy

Easy to measure metrics, ‘syllabus completion’ & ‘pass percentages’ have held classrooms hostage. Education policy has the power to change it.

Modi govt plan to make Hindi compulsory averted. But larger message should worry south

Since coming to power in 2014, the BJP and its supporters have systematically embarked on their wanton campaign to privilege uniformity over unity.

Anurag Behar gives a ‘teaser’ of new education policy & Ashwani Lohani on Air India’s downfall

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Draft National Education Policy was not Hindi-chauvinist & Modi govt shouldn’t have caved in

Far from a conspiracy to impose Hindi, the draft national education policy is actually a step forward in policy thinking on language and education.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.