Lok Sabha Question No. 1343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Status of Implementation of NEP 2020
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1343 ANSWERED ON 11.12.2023

## Status of Implementation of NEP 2020

## †1343. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of implementation of National Education Policy (NEP)-2020;

(b) the number of Educational Institutes in which the said policy has been implemented so far with reference to Rajasthan; and

(c) the action plan of the Government being worked upon to implement NEP in all the schools and colleges in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a): Central Government, State and UT Government have taken several initiatives for implementation of National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) details of which are as under.

In School Education, a number of initiatives have been taken such as PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) for upgradation of schools; National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and  Numeracy  (NIPUN  Bharat);Vidya-Pravesh-School  Preparation  Module;  PM  e-VIDYA  for digital/online/on-air education; DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) as One Nation One Digital Platform; National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF FS); Jadui Pitara for  children  between  the  age  group  of  3  to  8  years;  National  Curriculum  Framework  for  School Education; NISHTHA (National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement) 1.0, 2.0  and  3.0  an  Integrated  Teacher  Training  Programme  for  different  stages  of  school  education; National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR)  for creating a unifying national digital infrastructure;  'New India Literacy Programme or ULLAS' targeting all non-literates age 15 years and above, etc.

In Higher Education, various initiatives / reforms have been carried out for implementation of NEP 2020. For learner centric education, National Credit Framework (NCrF), National Higher Education Qualification  Framework,  Academic  Bank  of  Credit  (ABC),  multiple  entry/exit  etc.  have  been introduced. So far 1667 Universities/INIs/HEIs are on boarded on ABC portal & 2.68 Crore students are registered. To ensure access to high quality education with equity and inclusion, courses are being offered in Indian Languages; entrance exams such as JEE, NEET, CUET are conducted in 13 Indian languages; 100 books for UG students on various subjects launched in 12 Indian Languages; and 20 Technical books of first year have been translated in Indian Languages.

To promote digital learning by leveraging technology, at present 95 Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) are offering 1149 ODL programmes and 66 HEIs are offering 371 online programmes. More than 19 lakh students are availing these facilities. To promote multi-disciplinary education and provide flexibility, around 295 Universities have adopted SWAYAM regulation permitting learners to avail upto 40% credit Courses from SWAYAM platform. Over 9 lakhs students earn SWAWAM certificate through  a  proctored  exam  every  year.  These  certificates  can  be  utilised  for    credit  transfer  by  the university in which student is enrolled. Technology enabled Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) based Solutions for Governance of HEIs starting from admission to grant of Degree - Smarter Automation Engine for Universities (SAMARTH) is being extensively used by around 2700 Universities & HEIs covering 32 States / UTs. 7 State Higher Education Departments are also on boarded.

In order to enable HEIs to work with industry experts in developing courses and curriculum to meet the industry and societal needs, initiatives have been taken such as Guidelines on Professor of Practice; MoUs  with  Cisco/IBM/Meta/Adobe/Microsoft/Sales  force  etc.  to  create  industry-aligned  courses; offering  Apprenticeship / Internship embedded Degree Programme by HEIs; Single Unified online portal for internship with total registration of  around 10560 HEIs and 71883 industries so far. For promotion of research and innovation, around 7564 Institutions' Innovation Councils and around 104 Idea Development, Evaluation and Application Labs (IDEA) have been set up.

To promote internationalization, regulation on setting up and operation of campuses of foreign Higher Education  Institutions  in  India  have  been  issued.  Also,  MOUs  have  been  signed  for  setting  up  of campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar- Tanzania and IIT Delhi in Abu Dhabi. Classes have commenced at IIT Madras campus in Zanzibar-Tanzania.

Indian Knowledge System is being promoted by adoption of IKS into curriculum; setting up of 53 IKS centres to catalyze original research, education and dissemination of IKS;  88 inter-disciplinary research projects  like  ancient  metallurgy,  ancient  town  planning  and  water  resource  management,  ancient rasayanshastra etc.

(b)  and  (c):  Education  being  in  the  concurrent  list  of  Constitution,  Centre  and  States  are  equally responsible for providing quality education to all. NEP 2020 provides different timelines as well as principles  and  methodology  for  its  implementation.  NEP  also  provides  for  careful  planning,  joint monitoring  and  collaborative  implementation  by  Central  and  States  for  execution  of  this  policy. Accordingly, Ministry of Education, State Governments, education-related Ministries, the regulatory and  implementing  bodies  of  school  and  higher  education  etc.  have  started  taking  initiatives  for implementation of NEP 2020.