Getting prepared for implementing the NEP in schools
From whatever evidence is now available in the field, there is every chance that the new education policy can indeed bring about a massive change in the way courses are run, even in schools. To this end, a remarkable piece of reform that unfolds itself is possibly a choice that is given to the student from the ninth standard onward and up to the school final, that is plus two levels, to pursue the specializations of Economics, Psychology, and Sociology, This means that if a student is weak in science subjects, he can acquire basic knowledge and switch over to the humanities.This is the crux of the problem, though. There is a severe shortage of teachers who now teach what is called "social science". There is a premium for such teachers and one finds that residential schools attract such teachers with very high salaries. How it would be possible to even implement a big reform of the kind quoted above remains to be seen.
Some incentives can work. For example, if the IGNOU can chip in and collaborate with the schools, acquiring Master's Degrees by existing teachers may not be difficult. Once this happens, such teachers should be given higher salaries. The CBSE should give guidelines in this respect and ensure that teachers who hold additional qualifications are given the right sort of incentives. Otherwise, the existing state of affairs will continue. The NEP policy will itself take at least another seven years to be implemented, according to some teachers.