About the Competition
The Government of India approved the National Education Policy 2020 in July this year. The policy aims to bring in radical structural change in the education policy in India. While the policy has been lauded for bringing in some positive change, it has also equally been criticized for legitimizing exclusionary practices and policies. An additional challenge to education in India also lies in the form of the ongoing pandemic. As per a report by the World Bank (2020), the effect of school closure as a result of COVID-19 will not only impact learning outcomes but also contribute to one of the largest economic contractions. Being out of schools combined with reducing budgets
and loss of family households may have a gendered effect leaving girls especially vulnerable. Further, it may deepen the existing crisis of exclusion and inequality with the setback of quality education for marginalized groups and persons with disabilities.
Sub- Themes
(The participants are free to choose sub-themes other than mentioned below)
● Inclusivity and comparative analysis of the NEP 2020 and the NEP 1986
● Accessibility (rural-urban divide, privatization, language) and the NEP 2020
● Education on gender and sexuality and the NEP 2020
● Disability rights and the NEP 2020
● Caste-based inequalities and the NEP 2020
● Skill-based education and the NEP 2020
● Income-based inequality (reservations, EWS) and NEP 2020
Submission Guidelines
● The essay must be written in English.
● The essay should be of minimum 1500 words not exceeding more than 2000 words (excluding footnotes).
● Co-authorship of maximum two authors is allowed.
● All submissions must be original and a bona fide effort of the participants and should not be submitted for any other purpose except the competition. Moreover, any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification of the essay.
● All the essays shall contain a cover page with the following details:
○ Name/s of the student
○ Course of Study
○ University/College
Formatting Guidelines
● Font – Times New Roman, Size – 12
● Line spacing – 1.5
● Paragraph spacing (both before and after) – 6
● The participants are free to choose the mode of citation which should be uniform throughout.
Submission Procedure
● All essays shall be submitted at [email protected] as a Word Document only named in the following format – Title of Essay: Submission Code.
● The subject of the submission email shall be ‘Submission: NLUD Essay Competition on NEP’ Please mention the following details in the submission email”
Registration
Please register your interest by filling out this FORM. A confirmation mail will be sent on approval of registration.
Important Dates
● Date of release of official notification: 21st October 2020
● Last date for registration: 6th November 2020
● Last date for clarification and allotment of codes: 13th November 2020
● Last date for submission of the essays: 27th November 2020
● Declaration of the results: 4th December 2020
Contact
For any further details or queries, please write to [email protected] or [email protected]
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