National Education Policy (NEP) 2020

The New Education Policy (2019) initiated and developed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Govt. of India has brought several reforms in Indian education which also includes broad based multidisciplinary Undergraduate Education with 21st Century skills while developing specialized knowledge with disciplinary rigor. It is to bring equity, efficiency and academic excellence in National Higher Education System. The important ones include innovation and improvement in course-curricula, introduction of paradigm shift in learning and teaching pedagogy, evaluation and education system.

The National Education Policy has recommended a Multi-disciplinary Undergraduate Program with multiple exit and entry options with certificate/Diploma/degrees at each of the exits. A nationwide ecosystem of vibrant multi-disciplinary graded higher educational institutions are to be developed. In this context, a liberal approach has to be the basis of undergraduate education in all fields and disciplines at the undergraduate level, including professional education. Undergraduate curriculum needs to be focused on creativity and innovation, critical thinking and higher order thinking capacities, problem solving abilities, team work, communication skills, more in-depth learning and mastery of curricula across fields.

The proposed Four-year Multidisciplinary Undergraduate program is a fundamental transformation to the current undergraduate education which replaces the conventional undergraduate programmes. Outcome Based Education (OBE) practices will be used to design curriculum. The programmes designed shall empower graduates as expert problem solvers using their disciplinary knowledge and collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams.

Documents

Initiatives taken by the University Grants Commission (UGC) View
Circular- Guidelines of NEP 2020 Click to view
National Education Policy 2020- English Click to View
UGC – Establishment and Operation of Academic Bank of Credits in Higher Education – Regulations, 2021 Click to View
UGC Guidelines for Higher Education Institutions to offer Apprenticeship/Internship embedded Degree Programme Click to View
Guidelines for pursuing two Academic Programmes simultaneously Click to View
Guidelines for Transforming Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) into multidisciplinary institutions Click to View