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Education is considered the cornerstone of progress and development, vital for both individual and societal growth.One of the first steps towards transforming India into Viksit Bharat is reforming and completely overhauling the Indian education system.Fostering critical thinkings should one of the foremost priorities while designing the new curriculum appropriate for Viksit Bharat. Critical thinking skills require higher order thinking skills wherein an individual is expected to observe, assess and make informed decisions. Development of critical thinking skills are vital for an individual's growth as well as national development.Curricular reforms are pivotal to ushering in an era of educational practices focussed on conceptual clarity which encourages learners to hone their analytical and problem-solving skills and apply the acquired knowledge in real life situations.NEP 2020 is a huge step in this direction, with many more steps to be taken. A paradigm shift from rote learning to active learning, promoting discussion, debate and collaborative problem solving, encouraging case studies, project based learning, experiential learning, brainstorming, anticipatory thinking activities, crosswords and puzzles, riddles, decision making based mental exercises, focussing on self-reflection and implementing new innovative assessment methods are some measures that ought to be incorporated as part of curricular reforms to make the education system more holistic and progressive. This integration of real world-based learning activities into the learner curriculum will definitely help foster critical thinking skills among the learners.