The Karnataka government has decided to constitute a committee of experts to formulate the State Education Policy (SEP) within a week.
“The National Education Policy (NEP-2020) was formulated without taking the State governments into confidence. Education policy cannot be centrally imposed. A uniform education system cannot be imposed on a multi-cultured country. Therefore, we have decided to withdraw NEP,” said Mr. Siddaramaiah, who chaired a meeting of Vice-Chancellors, experts, and Education Department officials.
While States like Kerala and Tamil Nadu have made it clear to the Union government that they will not implement NEP, even BJP-ruled States are also hesitant to implement NEP, the Chief Minister pointed out. He argued that though certificates might be issued every year under the norms of NEP, there is a question mark on how many job opportunities they will create for those who have studied for one or two years.
