Limiting no detention policy till class five, raising investment in education sector to at least 6 per cent of GDP and encouraging top foreign varsities to come to India are among the highlights of a draft New Education Policy put forth by HRD ministry in public domain. The draft of New Education Policy 2016 was made public on www.mygov.in website. The Ministry has invited public comments on the measures and the last date for inputs 31st of this month.<br/><br/>In the draft policy, it is mentioned that the present provisions of no-detention policy will be amended, as it has seriously affected the academic performance of students. The draft policy paper also adds that facilities for teaching Sanskrit at the school and university stages will be offered on a more liberal scale. For higher education, the policy paper suggest an Education Commission comprising academic experts that will be set up every five years to assist the HRD Ministry in identifying new knowledge areas as well as pedagogic, curricular and assessment reforms at the global level.