Lok Sabha Question No. 1354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: High Quality Multi-disciplinary Education System
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1354

ANSWERED ON- 28/07/2025

## High Quality Multi-disciplinary Education System

## 1354. Shri Kalyan Banerjee:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any suggestions and report from State Governments
- to introduce same pattern of education system in the country by 2030, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  initiatives  taken  for  educational  development  in  terms  of  infrastructure, regulations, training to teachers etc;
- (c) the details of proposal of the Government to initiate National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 under  SDG4  of  UN  Department  of  Enrolment  and  Student  Administration  (DESA)  for  new schools applied for central board affiliation and the instructions for registration process and or planning to setup schools therein; and
- (d) the details of curriculum to achieve new highest quality multi-disciplinary education systems thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a) & (b): Education being in the concurrent list of Constitution, Centre and States are equally responsible  for  providing  quality  education  to  all.  Accordingly,  Ministry  of  Education,  State Governments, education-related Ministries, the regulatory and implementing bodies of school and higher education have taken initiatives for implementation of NEP, 2020.

The  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  has  informed  that  it  mandates essential infrastructure norms for affiliation. CBSE has also revised the Affiliation Bye-Laws to align with NEP 2020, ensuring transparency, quality assurance, and simplified procedures. The CBSE also mandates 50 hours of annual training for teachers and has established the Centre of Excellence (CoE) network across the country.

The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  informed  that  it  has  released  grants amounting to Rs. 637.25 crore, Rs. 835.00 crore and Rs. 994.32 crore to UGC funded Central Universities  under  capital  assets  during  the  financial  years  2022-23,  2023-24  and  2024-25 respectively.  The  initiatives  taken  by  UGC  towards  implementation  of  NEP,  2020  include notification  of  Regulations  on  (i)  Academic  Bank  of  Credit,  (ii)  Academic  collaboration  with foreign  Higher  Education  Institutions  (HEIs)  for  Joint  and  Dual  Degree  Programmes,  (iii) Conferment of Autonomous Status upon Colleges and Measures for Maintenance of Standards in Autonomous Colleges, (iv) Minimum Standards of Instruction for the Grant of Undergraduate Degree and Postgraduate Degree and (v) Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India; notification of National Credit Framework, and National

Higher Education Qualification Framework; and issuance of guidelines on (i) Multiple Entry and Exit  in  academic  programmes,  (ii)  transforming  HEIs  into  multi-disciplinary  institutions,  (iii) Internship/apprenticeship embedded degree program etc.

To enhance the quality of faculty in Higher Educational Institutions, Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Program (MMTTP) has been re-envisioned and is being implemented through 144 Malaviya Mission Centres. These centres are enhancing the capacity and skills of teachers through various training programmes.

The  All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  Teachers  Learning  (ATAL) Academy has also imparted training to faculty members on emerging niche areas such as AI, IoT, ML, DL, AR/VR, Robotics, Block Chain Management across 1900 Faculty Development Programs.

Further, the Department of Higher Education has launched the third phase of Rashtriya Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA)  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (PMUSHA) in June 2023 to cater to needs of educationally unserved/underserved areas. It is a Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  aimed  at  funding  specific  State  Government  universities  and colleges, including in the rural areas, so as to improve their quality by ensuring their conformity to prescribed norms and standards.

(c): The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 is aligned to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development  and  aims  to  transform  India  into  a  vibrant  knowledge  society  and  global knowledge superpower by making both school and college education more holistic, flexible, multidisciplinary, suited to 21 st  century needs and aimed at bringing out the unique capabilities of each student.

To operationalize the goals of the NEP, 2020 in alignment with SDG4, CBSE has reengineered  its  affiliation  process  through  the  School  Affiliation  Re-engineered  Automation System (SARAS) 6.0. This online system ensures transparency, efficiency, and accountability, reducing  procedural  burdens  and  enabling  easier  access  to  affiliation  for  new  schools. Guidelines for new prospective schools intending to apply for CBSE affiliation are available at https://saras.cbse.gov.in/saras/manuals/SARAS\_MANUAL\_6\_0.pdf.

(d): As a follow up of NEP-2020, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has developed National Curriculum Framework for School Education and National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage and disseminated across the States/Union Territories.

In order to facilitate multi-disciplinary learning, the UGC has also notified National Higher Education  Qualifications  Framework  (NHEQF)  on  11.05.2023. Based  on  the  principles  of NHEQF, UGC has notified Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programmes and Curriculum and Credit Framework for Postgraduate Programmes.

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