NEP: CHANGE IS WAY FORWARD FOR PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
The New Indian Express|March 29, 2023
The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) has gained traction unusual for a government policy. The Centre has set into motion structural changes and innovations, particularly in higher education, with an unprecedented speed and determination to create an ecosystem for the vision of the policy to sprout.
K JAYAKUMAR
NEP: CHANGE IS WAY FORWARD FOR PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

Of course, it could well be interpreted as a proof of efficiency and determination of a government that means business. Now that NEP is a fait accompli, there is an urgent need to recognise the tremors generated by its meteoric implementation and guard against the impending turbulence and eventual decline of public universities.

To appreciate the scale of the possible unsettling implications, it is necessary to understand NEP’s vision on higher education. It envisions large, multidisciplinary universities and colleges, with at least one in every district. The emphasis is on interdisciplinary education, institutional autonomy, flexible and innovative curricula—all leading towards a ‘global citizenship education’. What is contemplated is not a transformation of existing universities but the creation of a new landscape. Some definitions that the policy puts forth are crucial: “The main thrust of this policy ... is to end the fragmentation of higher education by transforming higher education institutions into large multidisciplinary universities, colleges and HEI (Higher Education Institution) clusters … each of which will aim to have 3000 or more students.” (10.1)

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