Future-Ready Teachers: ICT Knowledge in Light of NEP 2020 at RIE

National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) is India’s third Educational Policy, after National Policy on Education (NPE) 1968 and 1986, introduced after a span of almost three decades. In contemporary times, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has taken centre stage in the field of Education, especially after Covid-19. The Study was conducted to check the Knowledge of ICT, taking into consideration, some of the key initiatives mentioned in NEP 2020, namely Content Creation and Blended Learning. The objective of the Study was to study the influence of Gender, Availability of Laptop, Hours spent and their various interactions on the Knowledge of ICT of Students. The sample consisted of 55 Students, belonging to Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) course, also called Student Teachers or Teacher-Trainees, of the Regional Institute of Education Ajmer (R.I.E., Ajmer), selected through the Random Sampling Technique. The survey Method was used by the researcher. The tool that the researcher used for data collection was a non-standardised self-made test, administered to the students online (via Google Form). The data were analysed with the help of ‘Three Way ANOVA’ statistical technique. Knowledge of ICT of Student-Teachers was found to be independent of Gender, Availability of Laptop, Hours Spent using digital devices and various interactions among them.