NCrF allows school students to earn credits’ from extracurricular activities

Draft guidelines of NCrF focus on reducing the practice of rote learning

- Astha.Hemant

The draft guidelines for National Credit Framework (NCIF) policy will allow school students to earn 'credits' from classroom learning and extracurricular activities and deposit them in a bank. This framework is like the credit system already in place at various universities and colleges. While experts hail the prospect of the new policy encouraging creativity among school students, they are apprehensive about the required change in the mindset of parents and educators.

Charting a new path