Practical Suggestions for Retention of Girls in Secondary / Higher Education in the Context of NEP-2020

The draft National Policy of Education has been introduced in 2019 and has been approved in 2020. In India, historically, there has always been a need for special emphasis on secondary/higher education for girls. This paper examines the scope of girl child education outlined in NPE-2020 and proposes a few practical approaches to help the increase of enrolment and retention of girl students in secondary and higher education as well as to ingrain students with the right attitudes towards education and towards professional careers.