Perspective: Five Years of NEP 2020 | 11 July, 2025

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The National Education Policy 2020 marks its fifth anniversary this month. To review its implementation and align higher education with the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047, a two-day conference of Central University Vice-Chancellors was held in Kevadia, Gujarat. Speaking at the inaugural session, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted key milestones—total enrolments have risen to 4.46 crore, a 30% increase since 2014–15. Female enrolment has surged by 38%, with the gross enrolment ratio for women now surpassing that of men. There’s also been a sharp rise in PhD scholars, especially among women, and greater participation from SC and ST communities. The Minister urged universities to adopt a students-first approach, focusing on growth, skilling, and innovation. He also outlined the “Panch Sankalp” of NEP 2020 as a guiding vision for creating an inclusive and globally competitive higher education ecosystem. To better understand how the National Education Policy is reshaping India’s education landscape, and what it will take to achieve the ambitious target of 50% Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education by 2035

 

Guests:

  1. Dr. (Mrs) Pankaj Mittal, Secretary General of the Association of Indian Universities
  2. Dr. Sharad Sinha, Professor & Head, Dept of Teacher Education, National Council of Education Research and Training

 

Anchor: Teena Jha

Producer: Sagheer Ahmad

Guest Coordinator: Deepti Vashisht, Vinod Kumar Singh, Paras Kandpal

 

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