How NEP can transform higher education in India

Syllabus: General Studies Paper 2 Context: On July 29 last year, the Government of India (GoI) announced the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 as a pathbreaking initiative to reimagine the future of education. NEP is expected to transform the landscape of higher education in India by making Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) work on “solutions to the problems” rather than “solutions looking for a problem” in the following specific ways. India today has over 1,000 Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), including over 150 of national importance. India currently ranks third globally in terms of the total research output, accounting for 5.31% of the total....Read More