The Vice-Chancellor of a leading Indian university discusses the practical aspects of implementing NEP 2020 reforms.
“The biggest change is mindset,” he reflected. “For decades, we’ve been teaching for exams. NEP asks us to teach for understanding, application, and creativity. That’s a fundamental shift.”
Q: What are the implementation challenges?
“Faculty training is paramount. We need to retrain 1.5 million faculty members in multidisciplinary teaching, technology integration, and research methodologies. This requires resources and patience.”
Q: How will universities collaborate internationally?
“We are signing partnerships with universities in 30 countries. Joint degrees, faculty exchanges, research collaborations are all in motion. The new regulations allow seamless credit transfers.”
Q: What about research?
“Research funding has tripled. The Anusandhan National Research Foundation has changed everything. We can now compete globally on research quality.”
