NCF 2005
THE FIVE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF NATIONAL CURRICULUM
FRAMEWORK 2005 ARE AS FOLLOWS –
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
Name of 5 Chapters of NCF 2005
1.Perspective
2.Knowledge and Learning
3.Scope of Curriculum, School and
Assessment
4.School and School Environment
5.Systemic Reforms
Salient Features of NCF 2005: Objective of Teaching Social Science
Recognize disciplinary markers so that the content does not erode while
emphasizing on the integration of themes
Gender equality and sensitivity to issues of socially deprived tribes and groups
must be informed to all social science sectors
Critically examine economic and social issues, like destitution, child labor,
illiteracy, poverty, and other aspects of inequality
Understand the responsibilities and roles of citizens in a secular and
democratic society
It is important that people from all regions and social groups be able to relate
to textbooks
NCF 2005: The Objective of Teaching Mathematics
Learn and demonstrate an understanding of the concepts from the different
branches of mathematics – algebra, number, trigonometry and geometry,
discrete mathematics, and probability and statistics.
Use proper mathematical skills and concepts to solve problems in both
unfamiliar and familiar situations
Choose and apply correctly the general rules of problem-solving
Prompting students into reasoning and thinking to visualize abstractions and
solve problems
Use different types of mathematical representation – diagrams, formulae,
charts, and tables, models and graphs
NCF 2005: The Objectives of Teaching Science
To obtain skills and understand the processes and methods leading to
validation and generation of scientific knowledge
To form a developmental and historical perspective of science
To relate to and appreciate global and local issues at the interface of
technology, science, and society
To obtain the theoretical knowledge and as well as practical skills to enter
the professional field
To imbibe certain values – honesty, cooperation, integrity, preservation of
the environment, and concern for life – and cultivate critical thinking
Salient Features of NCF 2005: The Objectives of Teaching Language
To attempt to implement the ‘three-language formula’
Emphasize to make one’s mother tongue, including tribal language, the
primary medium of communication
Encourage children to be proficient in multiple languages other than
mother tongue, including English
Emphasizes the importance of reading in primary classes