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The progress made by the HEIs in implementing the NEP 2020 will be considered while granting privileges and entitlements. The University Grants Commission (UGC) is planning to develop a system to evaluate higher education institutions (HEIs) based on the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. In some of the UGC regulations, grades/scores obtained in NAAC accreditation are taken as criteria to make HEIs eligible for certain privileges/entitlements. In line with this, the commission has invited suggestions/feedback from the stakeholders/public to draft document which may be submitted through the Google form available at https://forms.gle/xY6avHXGfKXJuwBk8  An official notification by the UGC reads, "It has been decided to develop a system to evaluate HEIs based on the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020. The progress made by the HEIs in implementing the NEP 2020 will be considered while granting privileges and entitlements under various UGC regulati...

CHENNAI: In a move that could bring more students to top engineering colleges at the cost of mid-tier ones, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) proposes to remove the cap on seats for individual branches from 2024-25. At present, a college can have a maximum of 240 seats in one branch. The upper limit was introduced following a mismatch between demand and supply. “As envisaged in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and the nation's proactive initiatives towards enhancement of Gross Enrolment Ratio, the council proposes to remove the upper limit on intake allowed for colleges/programmes offered by existing institutions,” AICTE said in its draft approval process handbook. The council mentioned that this was subject to infrastructure availability and occupied faculty positions. Expert committees will make inspections before granting approval for an increase in intake. An increase in seats will be allowed only if the institution already offers at least three cou...

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 completed three years of its inception on July 29 and has brought dramatic changes in the educational ecosystem, by bringing in multidisciplinarity to implementing multiple entry and exit options. Apart from policy changes in schools and colleges, teacher training has been emphasised to ensure the effective implementation of NEP 2020. Technical education will see a massive facelift with the introduction of a few inclusive initiatives giving a boost to regional language as the medium of learning. Read the full article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/nep-2020-has-helped-in-making-engineering-courses-inclusive-and-modern/articleshow/102543944.cms