Shillong, July 19: The North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) has announced to implement the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 for its undergraduate courses from the upcoming academic session.
This was announced by Prof P S Shukla, the Vice Chancellor of NEHU, in a press conference at the Shillong Press Club here on Wednesday.
The National Education Policy of India 2020 (NEP 2020) outlines the vision of the new education system of India. It replaces the previous National Policy on Education, 1986. The vision of the policy is to build an education system rooted in Indian ethos that contributes directly to transforming India by providing high-quality education to all, thereby making India a global knowledge superpower.
Prof Shukla said the University has already implemented the NEP 2020 for the Post Graduate (PG) students for the academic session 2022-23, while for the Under Graduate (UG) students, the University has already circulated the letters to all the colleges affiliated to NEHU to implement the NEP from upcoming academic session starting from August 1, 2023.
It was also informed that the Academic Council and Executive Council of NEHU have duly endorsed the implementation of the NEP 2020. With the implementation of the NEP 2020, the University will start with a four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP) with effect from the upcoming academic session. The programme allows multiple entry and exit options to the students, allowing certificate, diploma, and degree at the end of first, second, and third year, respectively.
It notes that the FYUP shall allow “the opportunity to experience the full range of holistic and multidisciplinary education in addition to a focus on the chosen major and minors as per the choices of the student”. The FYUP shall be a degree with a research component provided that the student completes a rigorous research project in the major. The argument in favour of a shift to FYUP is that it will provide opportunities for multidisciplinary work as per the needs of the labour market.
On being asked if all affiliated colleges are ready to implement the new policy, Prof Shukla said all the principles of the colleges were sent the letter, however, he is yet to know the exact number of colleges willing and not willing to implement the new education policy.
He further said the colleges who are not willing to implement the new policy should come up with the list of hindrances and submit them to the University. While acknowledging the challenges that some colleges might face in implementing the policy immediately, he said such institutions will have the option to defer the implementation for one more academic year.
Meanwhile, on June 1, 2023, State Education Minister Rakkam A. Sangma had stated that several educational institutions in the state are facing difficulties in implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 for various reasons.
Sangma revealed that the education department has conducted multiple meetings with heads of educational institutions across the state. These institutions have submitted a petition expressing their inability to implement the NEP 2020 for the current academic session of 2023-2024.
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