Title:
Higher Education in India: The Status Quo and the Roadmap Ahead
Author:
Zubiya Moin
Published:
Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), 12 August 2022
Abstract:
Tertiary education is now being considered an imperative subject to a country’s economy as it is rapidly being recognized as a significant driver of economic competitiveness in an increasingly knowledge-driven global economy (OECD, 2008). Therefore, learning from the experiences of developed countries, many developing countries are now striving towards improving their education systems. In the pursuit of the same, the Indian government introduced three National Education policies (1968,1986,1992) since independence. However, many problems still persist in the Indian education system to this date. This article attempts to specify the issues in the Indian higher/tertiary education system and explain the reasons behind these problems. The arrival of NEP 2020 was hailed as a revolutionary event in the history of the Indian education system and was expected to transform the education sector completely. The article also critically analyses the National Education Policy 2020 from the perspective of higher education. It is found that NEP 2020 envisages impractically high aims but carries the potential to transform the Indian Higher education system. Finally, the challenges for NEP 2020, which may impede its effective implementation, are focused upon.