⇒ The Ministry of Education has formed the National Steering Committee for the development of National Curriculum Frameworks on 21 September 2021. Tenure of the National Steering Committee will be three years from the date of its notification.
Chair:
Indian space scientist K Kasturirangan is the Chair of the Committee with 11 members. Mr Kasturirangan was also the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of NEP, 2020.
Important Points:
» As per the perspectives of the NEP 2020, the Committee will develop four National Curriculum Frameworks:
- National Curriculum Framework for School Education
- National Curriculum for Early Childhood Care and Education
- National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education
- National Curriculum Framework for Adult Education
» The Committee will discuss different aspects of School Education, Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), Teacher Education and Adult Education keeping in focus all the recommendations of NEP 2020 related to these four areas for proposing curriculum reforms.
» The Committee will discuss the position papers finalised by the National Focus Groups on different aspects of all the above four areas.
» The Committee will draw inputs from State Curriculum Frameworks received on the Tech Platform for the National Curriculum Frameworks.
» The Committee will finalise National Curriculum Frameworks after incorporating suggestions received from various stakeholders, i.e., states/UTs and also in the meetings of Executive Committee and General Body of the NCERT and Central Advisory Board on Education(CABE).