Introducing Indian Values in School Education

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Last Updated10/08/2021

The NCERT has developed the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005, which emphasizes ethical development, inculcating the values, attitudes and skills required for living in harmony with oneself and with others.
In 1966, the Kothari Commission made recommendations about “Education on Social, Moral and Spiritual Values” in ‘School Curriculum’ and use of direct and indirect method in teaching of human value.

It is one of three National Curriculum Frameworks published in 1986, 2000 and 2005 by NCERT in India.
The process of development of NCF was initiated in November, 2004 by setting up various structures like National Steering Committee Chaired by Prof. Yash Pal and twenty-one National Focus Groups on themes of curricular areas, systemic reforms and national concerns.
The document provides the framework for making syllabi, textbooks and teaching practices within the school education programmes in India.

Connecting knowledge to life outside school
Ensuring that students do not just learn mechanically, without thinking
Enriching the curriculum so that it goes beyond textbooks
Integrating exams with classroom life to make them more flexible
Nurturing an identity of prime importance informed by caring concerns within the country’s democratic polity

NCERT textbooks have integrated concerns related to environment, peace oriented values, gender, SC/ST Minority in all its textual materials and supplementary reading materials.
The module prepared on Pedagogy on Social Sciences at the elementary and secondary stage for NISHTHA Programme also attempts to inculcate Indian values through participatory approaches in the teaching and learning of Social Sciences.

The first Education Policy came in 1968 and the second in 1986, the NEP of 1986 was revised in 1992.
It provides to include in the curriculum ethical reasoning, traditional Indian values and all basic human and Constitutional values, such as seva, ahimsa, swachchhata, satya, nishkam karma, shanti, sacrifice, tolerance, diversity, pluralism, righteous conduct, gender sensitivity, respect for elders, respect for all people and their inherent capabilities regardless of background, etc.
The NEP, 2020 also provides that all curriculum and pedagogy, from the foundational stage onwards, will be redesigned to be strongly rooted in the Indian and local context and ethos in terms of culture, traditions, heritage, customs, language, philosophy, geography, ancient and contemporary knowledge, societal and scientific needs, indigenous and traditional ways of learning etc. – in order to ensure that education is maximally relatable, relevant, interesting, and effective for our students.

opening up of Indian higher education to foreign universities, dismantling of the UGC and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
introduction of a four-year multidisciplinary undergraduate programme
discontinuation of the M Phil programme.
5+3+3+4 structure of school education
until Class 5 should be taught in their mother tongue or regional language.
set a target of 2040 to implement the entire policy.
set up subject-wise committees with members from relevant ministries at both the central and state levels.

The Ministry of Education through NCERT organizes Kala Utsav every year to promote indigenous arts and culture in education, by nurturing and showcasing the artistic talent of school students in the country.
Kala Utsav is a unique celebration of its kind where students get an opportunity to understand, and celebrate cultural diversity at school, district, state and national levels and helps in creating awareness of our regional cultural heritage and its vibrant diversity among different stakeholders of education.
Kala Utsav involves all schools of States and Union Territories (UTs).

It was launched by Prime Minister on Rashtriya Ekta Diwason 31st October, 2015 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabbhai Patel,
It aims to celebrate the Unity in Diversity of our Nation,promote the spirit of national integration through a deep and structured engagement between all Indian States and UTs, and
It showcases the rich heritage and culture, customs and traditions of either State for enabling people to understand and appreciate the diversity that is India, thus fostering a sense of common identity.
The States carry out activities to promote a sustained and structured cultural connect in the areas of language learning, culture, traditions & music, tourism & cuisine, sports and sharing of best practices, etc.