New Delhi: The Ministry of Schooling has introduced the Nationwide Schooling Coverage (NEP) 2020 on 29.07.2020 after acquiring approval of the Union Cupboard. The NEP-2020, inter-alia, envisions organising of Mannequin public Universities for holistic and multidisciplinary training, at par with IITs, IIMs, and so on., referred to as MERUs (Multidisciplinary Schooling and Analysis Universities) which is able to goal to achieve the best international requirements in high quality training. NEP additional states that every one programmes, programs, curricula, and pedagogy throughout topics, together with these in-class, on-line, and in ODL modes in addition to pupil help will goal to realize international requirements of high quality. The NEP-2020 additionally envisions organising of a Increased Schooling Fee of India as an umbrella physique with 4 impartial verticals to carry out distinct features of regulation, accreditation, funding, and tutorial commonplace setting. Accordingly, the Ministry is within the strategy of drafting a Increased Schooling Fee of India Invoice.
The College Grants Fee (UGC) has knowledgeable that it has notified the UGC (Open and Distance Studying Programmes and On-line Programmes) Rules, 2020 on 04.09.2020 and additional modification on 01.07.2021. These rules lay down the minimal requirements of instruction for the grant of levels by way of Open and Distance Studying mode and on-line mode.
The UGC has additional knowledgeable that in view of the advice of Nationwide Schooling Coverage (NEP)-2020 to extend the Gross Enrolment Ratio in increased training together with vocational training from 26.3% (2018) to 50% by 2035 and to additional promote Open and Distance Studying (ODL) and on-line training, the UGC has constituted an Professional Committee to overview present ODL and On-line regulatory framework whereas guaranteeing high quality, pushed by simplified recognition system and processes.
The knowledge was given by the Minister of State for Schooling, Dr. Subhas Sarkar in a written reply within the Lok Sabha in the present day.