{"id":261836,"date":"2023-09-26T20:03:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=261836"},"modified":"2023-09-27T14:44:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:14:31","slug":"what-are-the-findings-of-the-parliament-panel-on-nep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/what-are-the-findings-of-the-parliament-panel-on-nep\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the findings of the Parliament panel on NEP?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cWhat are the findings of the Parliament panel on NEP?<\/strong>\u201d published in<\/strong> The Hindu <\/strong>on\u00a026th<\/sup> September 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Issues Related with Education<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevance: <\/strong>concerns associated with the implementation of NEP 2020 and measures needed to address them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

News: <\/strong>In the special session of Parliament, a report titled “Implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 in Higher Education” was presented by the Parliament Standing Committee on Education.<\/p>\n

What are the key findings of the report?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The report evaluated NEP 2020 implementation in higher education,<\/strong> emphasizing that 70% of the country’s 1,043 universities function under the State Act.<\/p>\n

Moreover, it pointed out that 94% of students attend State or private institutions, with only 6% in Central higher education institutions. This emphasizes the important role that States play in providing higher education.<\/p>\n

What were the issues highlighted by the Committee in the report?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The panel addressed several critical issues, including the rigid separation of academic disciplines, limited access to higher education in socio-economically disadvantaged regions, the scarcity of higher education institutions (HEIs) teaching in local languages, insufficient faculty numbers, etc.<\/p>\n

What were the recommendations given by the Committee to address the issues?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First,<\/strong> the committee recommended that by 2030<\/strong>, every district in the country should have at least one multidisciplinary HEI. The Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education,<\/strong> which includes vocational education, should be increased from 26.3% in 2018 to 50% by 2035.<\/p>\n

Second,<\/strong> it recommended increased funding, higher enrolment targets, gender balance, and more financial support and scholarships for Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDGs) in public and private HEIs.<\/p>\n

Third,<\/strong> the government should promote inclusivity in admission procedures and curriculum, enhance the employability prospects of higher education programs, and develop more degree courses taught in regional languages and bilingually.<\/p>\n

Fourth,<\/strong> the government should provide specific infrastructural support for physically challenged students and enforce all no-discrimination and anti-harassment rules.<\/p>\n

The Committee cited Jammu and Kashmir as an example<\/strong> of NEP implementation in 2022 which resulted in substantial changes in teaching methods and improved lifelong learning opportunities for students.<\/p>\n

Fifth,<\/strong> the Committee proposed improving Higher Education Financing Agency<\/strong><\/a> (HEFA’s) funding effectiveness by diversifying its sources to include partnerships with private sector, philanthropic foundations, and international institutions.<\/p>\n

It also suggested reviewing and adjusting loan interest rates to make them more competitive and affordable for HEIs.<\/p>\n

Sixth,<\/strong> the committee raised concerns about the feasibility of implementing the multiple entry and multiple exit<\/strong><\/a> (MEME) system in Indian institutions.<\/p>\n

They highlighted that while MEME works well in Western institutions, it may disrupt the pupil-teacher ratio in Indian institutions due to uncertainties in student enrollment and exit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cWhat are the findings of the Parliament panel on NEP?\u201d published in The Hindu on\u00a026th September 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Issues Related with Education Relevance: concerns associated with the implementation of NEP 2020 and measures needed to address them. News: In the special session of Parliament, a… Continue reading What are the findings of the Parliament panel on NEP?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,8131,10498],"class_list":["post-261836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-social-issues","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261836\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}