Noting that the marksheet has become a “pressure sheet” for students and a “prestige sheet” for families, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his fourth speech on the new National Education Policy (NEP), urged on Friday that education be weaned away from high-stakes tests.
Speaking at a conclave organised by the Education Ministry, he said education in India had become marks-driven and not learning-driven, adding that the NEP recognised this as a major drawback. The education policy, only the third since Independence, focuses…