NEP 2020 and higher education

1. (a) a severely fragmented higher educational ecosystem;
2. (b) less emphasis on the development of cognitive skills and learning outcomes;
3. (c) a rigid separation of disciplines, with early specialisation and streaming of students into narrow areas of study;
4. (d) limited access particularly in socio-economically disadvantaged areas, with few HEIs that teach in local languages
5. (e) limited teacher and institutional autonomy;
6. (f) inadequate mechanisms for merit-based career management and progression of faculty and institutional leaders;
7. (g) lesser emphasis on research at most universities and colleges, and lack of competitive peer reviewed research funding across disciplines;
8. (h) suboptimal governance and leadership of HEIs;
9. (i) an ineffective regulatory system;
10. (j) large affiliating universities resulting in low standards of undergraduate education.

1. Student centred Education.
2. The policy aims to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education to 50% by 2035. Around 5 crore seats to be added.
3. Multidisciplinarity and a holistic education - moving towards multidisciplinary universities and colleges. One large multidisciplinary HEI in every district. The system of ‘affiliated colleges’ will be gradually phased out over a period of fifteen years.
4. Professionalisation & Internationalisation
5. Focus to Vocational Education.
6. Continuous review. ‘light but tight’ regulatory framework: A single body with verticals: Higher Education Commission of India (HECI).
7. Promotion of Indian Language Culture and Tradition
8. Outcome Based Education
9. Online /Open Distance Learning
10. Outstanding research ( From theoretical to Problem Solving)

HECI – A Single Regulatory Body with 4 Verticals

Other Bodies

• National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF)
• National Research Foundation

( All are multidisciplinary)

“Through a suitable system of graded accreditation and graded autonomy, and in a phased manner over a period of 15 years, all HEIs in India will aim to become independent self-governing institutions pursuing innovation and excellence.”