1. The National Education Policy 2020 envisions transforming India's education system to be rooted in Indian values and contribute to making India a global knowledge superpower. 2. Key changes under NEP 2020 include making undergraduate education more flexible with multiple entry and exit options, restructuring postgraduate programs, and discontinuing M.Phil degrees. 3. Other major changes are establishing an Academic Bank of Credits, multidisciplinary universities, revamping curricula for 21st century skills, and unifying higher education regulation under a single body.

1. CHANGES IN
HIGHER EDUCATION UNDER NEP-2020
Dr. Anjaneyulu Chandupatla
M.B.A; M.S.W; M.A (Tourism); M. Phil; Ph.D
Associate professor
Department of business management
Telangana University, Nizamabad
9849443686
Email: anjaneyulu@telanganauniversity.ac.in

2. CHARACTERISTICS OF 21 st CENTURY
Growing population
Complex consumer behaviour
Widespread urbanisation
Climate change
Spread of pandemics
Abundant data generation
Rapid adoption of technology
Decision complexities
Globalisation

3. PERCEIVED LACUNAE IN CURRENT EDUCATION SYSTEM
No focus on employability
Increased drop outs
Lack of impactful research
No academia-industry interface
Unable to produce graduates as per industry needs
Ineffective teaching-learning systems

4. THE VISION OF NEP-2020
This National Education Policy envisions an education system rooted in Indian ethos
that contributes directly to transforming India, that is Bharat, sustainably into an
equitable and vibrant knowledge society, by providing high-quality education to all,
and thereby making India a global knowledge superpower

5. ELEMENTS OF NEP-2020
Outcome based education
Emphasis on creative potential of individuals
Indian Knowledge systems
Flexibility to choose from multiple options
Multidisciplinary approach to ensure unity and integrity of knowledge

6. ELEMENTS OF NEP-2020
Conceptual learning
Multilingualism and mother tongue based education
Use of technology in teaching-learning process
Light but tight regulatory mechanism
Encouragement to true philanthropic private and
community participation

7. ELEMENTS OF NEP-2020
Focus on experiential learning from rote learning
Assessment focused on critical thinking rather than mere
reproduction of facts and figures
No rigid separation between
Arts, science and humanities
Curricular and extra curricular activities
Vocational and academic

8. Introduction of SEZ( SPECIAL EDUCATION ZONES) at the regions
with large population from educationally disadvantaged
socioeconomically disadvantaged groups
Replacement of “ Deemed to be university”, “ Affiliating
university”, “ Affiliating Technical University”, with simply
“ UNIVERSITY”
Single umbrella for entire HE regulation, except medical and legal
education
UGC, AICTE, NCTE becomes one body of HE regulation
Aim to increase G.E.R( Gross Enrollment Ratio) in higher
education from 26.3% (2018) to 50% by 2035

9. CHANGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
1. An undergraduate course with multiple entry exit options
1 yr---- Certificate course
2 yrs--- Diploma course
3 yrs--- Bachelor’s degree
4 yrs--- Degree with Research
2. Restructuring Master’s degree
2 yr course– with 2 nd year completely research
1 yr– for those who finished 4 year degree course
5 years Integrated– Bachelor’s + Master’s
3. Discontinuation of M.Phil. Course
4. Re-orientation of PhD ---Ph.D scholar required to take credit based course in teaching /
education / pedagogy / writing

10. CHANGES
1. Establishment of ABC – Academic Bank of Credits
To digitally store academic credits earned from various HEIs
2. Establishment and encouragement of departments such as—
languages, literature, music, philosophy, Indology, arts, dance, theatre ,
education, mathematics , statistics, sociology, sports etc
3. Establishment of MERU ( MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION AND
RESEARCH UNIVERSITY) at par with IITs and IIMs to attain highest global
standrads

11. CHANGES
4.Research / Teaching collaboration with high quality foreign
universities
5. High performing Indian universities permitted to set up campuses in
foreign countries
6. By 2030 , 4-yr B.Ed. will be minimum qualification for teacher jobs
7.Establishment of National Mission for Mentoring

12. HIGHLIGHTS OF CHANGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION UNDER NEP-2020
It enables an individual to study one or more specialized areas of interest at a deep
level
Multidisciplinary education ( Multidisciplinary universities, HEI clusters/ knowledge
hubs)
Revamping of curriculum to suit 21 st century needs and skills such as– creativity,
critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration
Introduction of innovative pedagogical tools

13. HIGHLIGHTS
Establishment of National Research Foundation
“ Light but tight “ single regulator of HE. Unification of regulatory body
U.G.C , A.I.C.T.E and N.C.T.E will be merged to form one body
Classification of higher educational institutions as
Research intensive universities—Teaching-intensive universities--- Autonomous degree
granting colleges
Introduction of Open Distance Learning and on-line education