Government asks universities, colleges for suggestions on the implementation plan of NEP 2020

The University Grants Commission on Thursday released an official document stating that the Government of India is using the MyGov platform for inviting suggestions from the stakeholders on the outline of Implementation Plan on the New Education Policy 2020. All the universities, institutions, colleges have been requested to provide their feedback and suggestions on the MyGov portal for the same.

"The Government of India announced its new National Education Policy (NEP) on July 29, 2020. The policy document was drafted after having the largest consultation and participation of the stakeholders at every level. Subsequently, a National Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy on August 7, 2020, was organised followed by the Governors' Conference on September 9, 2020, and Visitor's Conference on September 19, 2020. The Ministry of Education (MoE) organised Shikshak Parv from September 5- September 25, 2020, on all the important themes of NEP 2020. A large number of webinars, discussions and meetings are also being organised in various universities and colleges across the country," said the official release. 

It also added that after the announcement of NEP 2020, "a detailed consultation process with various stakeholders is underway to finalise the Implementation Plan. As a part of the consultation process, an outline of the Implementation Plan covering the Actionable Points and associated activities as envisioned in the NEP 2020 document has been prepared. Discussion on an outline of the Implementation Plan on NEP 2020 is now live on MyGov Portal at the link: https://innovateindia.mygov.in/nep2020-citizen/ till October 4, 2020."