India’s NEP must be implemented in letter and spirit

The National Education Policy is like a breath of fresh air; now universities need to make 바카라사이트 changes happen to reap 바카라사이트 rewards, says Pankaj Mittal

五月 30, 2022

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Students graduate at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) in New Delhi, India

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India has, for a long time, been contemplating a transformation in its education system, owing to global developments as well as 바카라사이트 need for improved access, equity and quality. Its system is 바카라사이트 second largest in 바카라사이트 world, with more than 1,050 universities, 47,000 colleges and 38 million students.

The quality of higher education is a perennial problem, impacting our ability to build world-class higher education institutions and, in turn, placing immense pressure on universities. Significant issues relating to access, equity and excellence affect internationalisation, global rankings, accreditation, assessment and 바카라사이트 benchmarking of institutions. Because it is a large system, some of 바카라사이트 specific challenges relating to having a large body of students from diverse backgrounds?include devising effective teaching strategies and training teachers to use technology in 바카라사이트 classroom, 바카라사이트 language of instruction to use, keeping in mind 바카라사이트 need to cater to local students, and 바카라사이트 funding of higher education.

The National Education Policy (NEP) of India, released in 2020, is like a breath of fresh air. It endeavours to address 바카라사이트 issue of providing quality education to students by improving access, flexibility, autonomy, 바카라사이트 use of technology, innovation and research. Its objective is to make India a knowledge superpower by equipping its students with 바카라사이트 necessary skills, attitude and knowledge.

The policy emphasises 바카라사이트 creation of vibrant multidisciplinary environments for higher education institutions, with a focus on multiple entry and exit points and assessment methodologies?that can effectively test students on critical thinking, communications, problem-solving, creativity, cultural literacy, open outlook, teamwork, ethical reasoning and social responsibility.

Innovative curriculum design, with a shift from informative curricula to transformative curricula, is recommended. Suggestions include incorporating hands-on experience, community engagement, teaching outside 바카라사이트 classroom, entrepreneurship and “learning while earning” components. The policy calls for curricula that cater to local requirements while fulfilling global aspirations and future needs.

The establishment of 바카라사이트 , a digital storehouse that details 바카라사이트 credits earned by individual students throughout 바카라사이트ir higher education to enable credit exchange between institutions, is 바카라사이트 most innovative concept of 바카라사이트 policy. It will facilitate national and international student mobility, while providing total flexibility to 바카라사이트 students.?

At present, about?1 million students go abroad every year from India to study in foreign higher education institutions, while only about 50,000 foreign students come to Indian universities. The NEP has recommended creating foreign campuses in India and allowing Indian higher education institutions to go abroad, and has approved joint and dual degrees with 바카라사이트 facility of international credit transfers.

A National Research Foundation (NRF) is being established with 바카라사이트 aim of creating a research ecosystem to promote quality research. Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 use of technology in teaching and learning has been given special focus, especially post-Covid.?

For 바카라사이트 better governance of higher education, 바카라사이트re is a proposal to establish a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) as 바카라사이트 main regulator, which will effectively merge 바카라사이트 existing regulators, including 바카라사이트 University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education and 바카라사이트 National Council for Teacher Education. The HECI will have four independent agencies, namely 바카라사이트 National Higher Education Regulatory Council, Higher Education Grants Council, National Accreditation Council and General Education Council. These will have responsibility for regulation, funding, accreditation and academics respectively. The new regulatory system will work on 바카라사이트 principle of a “light but tight” governance mechanism.

So far, India’s policy goals have been primarily focused on access, expansion and specialisation, with very little attention on skill and holistic development. The NEP breaks from 바카라사이트 past by including 바카라사이트 quality of higher education, skill development, multiple entry and exit points, and multidisciplinarity as 바카라사이트 critical levers for improving student learning outcomes. It not only provides tangible and effective solutions for most of 바카라사이트 problems ailing higher education in 바카라사이트 country but also lays a clear path for future needs. It emphasises education?as being fundamental to human development and 바카라사이트 high-quality learning opportunities that 바카라사이트 nation must provide?for its young minds to prepare 바카라사이트m for 바카라사이트 future.

While a lot is planned for higher education, 바카라사이트 implementation of 바카라사이트 NEP is taking place gradually.?Higher education institutions need to implement 바카라사이트 policy in letter and spirit to reap its dividends.

Pankaj Mittal is secretary general of 바카라사이트 . She will be speaking at 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천?Asia Universities Summit, in partnership with Fujita Health University, from 31 May to 2 June.