The paper provides the comparative analysis of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in India and some of the prominent international education systems such as Finland, Singapore, the USA, and Germany. The research will attempt to establish best practices in different fields like multidisciplinary learning, vocational training, teacher training and technology integration and how best practices can be modified to apply to the Indian situation. The review of literature and case studies presented in the study outlines the ways, in which NEP 2020 is in line with the global trends in education, in that it emphasizes holistic and inclusive education, flexibility in curriculum design and development of vocational skills. The paper highlights the prospects as well opportunities that India is likely to face when it integrates international strategies into its heterogeneous socio-cultural and economic environment. Among the major discoveries, there are the possibilities of vocational training models in Germany and Singapore which can be used to improve the process of skills development within the framework of NEP 2020, and the necessity of the local teacher training models based on the example of the education system of Finland. The paper also covers the need to close the digital divide to provide access to equitable access to India to technology-driven education. Finally, the study will also provide the policy suggestions on the ways in which the global practices should be adjusted to suit the educational needs of India, supporting the vision of the NEP 2020 of an inclusive, multidisciplinary and future-ready education system.

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Comparing NEP 2020 and International Education Systems: Contextual Limits, Critical Debates, and Possibilities for Adaptation in India

  • Sayantan Thakur

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The paper provides the comparative analysis of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in India and some of the prominent international education systems such as Finland, Singapore, the USA, and Germany. The research will attempt to establish best practices in different fields like multidisciplinary learning, vocational training, teacher training and technology integration and how best practices can be modified to apply to the Indian situation. The review of literature and case studies presented in the study outlines the ways, in which NEP 2020 is in line with the global trends in education, in that it emphasizes holistic and inclusive education, flexibility in curriculum design and development of vocational skills. The paper highlights the prospects as well opportunities that India is likely to face when it integrates international strategies into its heterogeneous socio-cultural and economic environment. Among the major discoveries, there are the possibilities of vocational training models in Germany and Singapore which can be used to improve the process of skills development within the framework of NEP 2020, and the necessity of the local teacher training models based on the example of the education system of Finland. The paper also covers the need to close the digital divide to provide access to equitable access to India to technology-driven education. Finally, the study will also provide the policy suggestions on the ways in which the global practices should be adjusted to suit the educational needs of India, supporting the vision of the NEP 2020 of an inclusive, multidisciplinary and future-ready education system.