A complicated milieu

NEP 2020 seeks to revolutionise India's education system through flexibility, skill development, and technology integration, but challenges in implementation, equity, faculty recruitment, and accreditation raise concerns about its effectiveness

- RAJASHRI CHATTERJEE

co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and internships does not appear to be easy for all, particularly for the underprivileged in different colleges. These underprivileged students are now seen getting engaged simultaneously in some jobs to meet their financial needs.

Again, with more flexibility offered under the new system, as students become irregular at several instances, teachers struggle to impart the requisite knowledge or skills, continuously evaluate them through assignments, tests and projects and provide apt support to them in times of need.

An important point to highlight here is that focus on certain privileged few or institutions of repute is inappropriate to gauge the overall scenario in the Indian context.

Shortcomings are apparent at the fundamental or primary level of education. At present, the foundational education and discipline seem to have deteriorated much for a large section of the society, which is quite explicit at the higher educational level.

Thus, more effective strategies and constructive endeavours are sought to address the aforementioned concerns.

The Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) framework for Undergraduate Programmes is replaced within a short span with the updated Curriculum & Credit (CCF) framework aligned to the NEP 2020 recommendations.

It is doubtful whether all students are able to understand the new structure in entirety and the way ahead.

Hence, a proper orientation on this framework is much needed at every institution before its execution.

Further, whether everyone is well equipped to deal with the multiple entry/ exit system (MEES) and other flexibilities or intricacies of the new structural arrangement is difficult to comprehend at present.

The implementation of the new framework therefore seeks an enormous overhaul of the former systems and training individuals to deal with it correctly at every stage.