Context:
CBSE urges teachers to gear up for National Credit Framework
National Credit Framework:
- National Credit Framework – Set of guidelines to be followed by schools, colleges and universities in adopting the credit system
- Launched in – 2022
- Unveiled by – Union Ministry of Education
- Formulated under – University Grants Commission (Establishment and Operation of Academic Bank of Credits in Higher Education) Regulations
- Features –
- Provides a mechanism to ensure equivalence within and between general and vocational education
- Provides multiple entry and exit options to a student who wants to leave school or enrol in vocational learning
- Will validate home-schooling students by giving them diplomas and certificates
- Working – It divides the educational ecosystem into 8 levels from Class 5 to PhD level and assigns credit on the basis of learning hours.
- Significance – Brought the entire school education system under the ambit of credits for the first time.
- Established Academic Bank of Credits – All the credits earned by a learner would be stored in a digital repository to enable the transfer of credit across higher education institutions.
University Grants Commission:
- Established in – 1953
- Status – Became a Statutory body by an Act of Parliament in 1956
- Mandate – Coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination and research in university education.
- Head office – New Delhi
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
What is the purpose of Vidyanjali Yojana’?
1. To enable the famous foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India.
2. To increase the quality of education provided in government schools by taking help from the private sector and the community.
3. To encourage voluntary monetary contributions from private individuals and organizations so as to improve the infrastructure facilities for primary and secondary schools.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2017 Prelims]
(a) 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Statement 1 and 3 are not the stated purpose of the project.
