The recent meeting conducted by State Educational Advisory Council(SEAC) was of crucial significance since it discussed the way forward for bringing out the draft new State Education Policy. Importance of this piece of document lies in the fact that it will contain the essential guidelines which Arunachal will pursue in the quest for betterment of its current overall education scenario, which no doubt continues to cause grave concerns,  school level education being at forefront. This roadmap can be likened to a life-saving prescription for an ailing patient and hence it is beyond doubt that entire education fraternity of the state will be looking forward to it with great expectations.

From this SEAC meeting it is clear that the proposed new State Education Policy is going to draw heavily from the Draft New National Education Policy (NEP) 2019. In this regard it must be mentioned that while framing the state version, ground level realities unique to the state must be given due importance above anything else. These are really distressing facts indeed and the list will only get lengthier if a deliberate discussion is resorted to. Percentage of failures in board exams far outweigh percentage of pass outs each year and has remained unchanged for last few years. Majority of students have lost their confidence that they too can score commendable results. As exams approach each year, instances of poor performances of predecessors sucks whatever self-belief is left in them and it’s a vicious cycle that has sadly become insurmountable. It will be a gross injustice if the quantum of blame is heaped upon these little kids. It is the outcome of years of continued neglect of the most basic of infrastructures which ranges from school building, labs, teachers and so on. And sadly, it is particularly during the time when results are declared the uproar gets louder but subsides after a few months and the same old story continues running unabated just like a soap opera.

The proposed new draft will be chalked out by the best minds no doubt and it is also expected that it will derive the best from the NEP and ultimately be a judicious mix which will address all the lacunae appropriately. In the process, it will be great if an window is kept open for citizens’ suggestions and given due importance, simultaneous to those given by experts. An input from a teacher serving in a remote pocket of the state may prove equally valuable since it will portray the actualities in precise finesse. But ultimately everything will depend on how things are implemented.  

The task at hand is thus going to be extremely delicate in the background of a renewed expectation for a revival of Arunachal’s education landscape.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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