It presents important recommendations of the NEP 2020 on higher education. It also discusses the recent initiatives taken by the UGC to implement the recommendations of the NEP 2020.

2. ❖ An equitable and vibrant knowledge society by providing
high quality education to all.
❖ A deep sense of respect towards the Fundamental Duties and
Constitutional values.
❖ Develop responsible commitment to human rights,
sustainable development and global well-being

3. Recognizing, Identifying, and Fostering the unique capabilities of each
student
No hard separations between arts and science, curricular and extra-
curricular, vocational and academic streams.
Multi-disciplinarity and a holistic education across the sciences, social
sciences, arts, humanities and sports.
Emphasis on conceptual understanding rather than rote learning
Promoting multilingualism and the power of language
Focus on regular formative assessment rather than summative assessment.
 Extensive use of technology in teaching and learning
 Respect for diversity and local context in all curriculum, pedagogy, and
policy
➢ Light but tight regulatory framework to ensure integrity, transparency,
and resource efficiency

4.  Develop good, thoughtful, well-rounded, and creative individuals
 Enable personal accomplishment and enlightenment, constructive public
engagement, and productive contribution to the society
 Develop character, curiosity, scientific temper, spirit of service, 21st century
capabilities
 Creation of greater opportunities for individual employment
 Developing holistic individuals incorporated with skills and values

5.  Fragmented higher education ecosystem
 Less stress on cognitive skills and learning
outcomes
 Rigid separation of subjects
 Limited access in local languages
 Limited institutional autonomy
 Less emphasis on research and funding
 Poor governance and leadership
 Large affiliating universities

6.  Transforming HEIs into large multidisciplinary universities, colleges, and
HEI clusters/Knowledge Hubs (3000 and more students)
 HEIs: Research Intensive/Teaching Intensive Universities and
Autonomous Degree Granting Colleges
 HEIs shall become multidisciplinary institutions having larger students
enrollment by 2040 (programmes in local/Indian languages)
 At least one large multidisciplinary HEI in or near every district by 2030
 Phasing out Affiliation System in 15 years
 Graded Autonomy : Academic, Administrative & Financial
 Increasing Gross Enrolment Ratio to 50% by 2035.

7.  Holistic education to develop –intellectual, aesthetic, social, physical,
emotional and moral in integrated manner.
 Knowledge of many arts or liberal art must be introduced in Higher edn
 STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) at undergraduate level
 IITs will move towards holistic multidisciplinary education
 Pedagogy will include communication, discussion, debate, research and
opportunities for interdisciplinary thinking.
 Opportunities for internships with local industry, business, artists, craft
persons as well as research.

8.  Undergraduate will be 3-4 years with multiple entry
and exist. (certificate-1 yr/ diploma-2 yrs/bachelors-3
yrs)
 Master degree can be 5 yr integrated/ 2 yr /1 yr
 Model Multidisciplinary Education and Research
University (MERU) at par with IITs and IIMs
 Credit Transfer and Academic Bank of Credits
(ABC) would be digitally managed

9.  Effective learning need appropriate cum,
engaging pedagogy, formative assessment,
student support.
 HEI to develop a Institutional Development
Plan (IDP)
 High quality student support center with
counsellor
 International student office at each HEIs to
host foreign students

10.  Every classroom to be equipped with
technology
 Autonomy to design cum and pedagogy
 Excellence will be given incentives/rewards
 Tenure track appointment
 National Research Foundation (NRF) to
promote research in HEIs and fund individual
faculty research
 Mentoring programme for young faculty

11. Higher
Education
Council(HEC)
National Higher Education Regulatory
Council
National Accreditation Council
Higher Education Grant Council
General Education Council (GEC)

12.  Use of Technology in
◦ Education Planning
◦ Teaching, Learning & Assessment
◦ Administration & Management
◦ Regulation - Self Disclosure & Minimum Human Interface
 Increasing Access for Disadvantaged Groups
 Divyang Friendly Education Software
 e-Content in Regional Languages (SWAYAM/MOOC)
 Virtual Labs (Olabs/e-Yantra)
 Digitally Equipping Schools, Teachers and Students

13.  Digital University (Proposed in Union budget)
 Medium of professional education in regional
languages
 Professor of Practice
 Revision of PhD rules
 Two academic programmes simultaneously
 ABC by National eGovernance Division
 Research internship (draft regulation)