{"id":48030,"date":"2025-07-12T21:13:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=48030"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T10:11:31","slug":"panch-sankalpa-nep-2020-viksit-bharat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/12-07-2025\/panch-sankalpa-nep-2020-viksit-bharat","title":{"rendered":"Panch Sankalpa of NEP 2020 to Guide Universities in Building Viksit Bharat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Union Education Minister inaugurated the two-day Vice-Chancellors\u2019 Conference of Central Universities at Kevadia, Gujarat, to assess the implementation of the <strong>National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Highlights of the Conference\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Panch Sankalpa: <\/strong>It is the Five Guiding Resolutions of NEP 2020.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Next-Gen Emerging Education,\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multidisciplinary Education,\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Innovative Education,\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holistic Education, and\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bharatiya Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Academic Triveni Sangamam <\/strong>was proposed to shape academic philosophy.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Celebrate the Past: <\/strong>Honouring India&#8217;s civilisational richness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Calibrate the Present: <\/strong>Correcting narratives and institutional reform.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Create the Future:<\/strong> Repositioning India in global higher education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Progress in Higher Education in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Total Enrollment Growth: <\/strong>Total student enrollment has reached <strong>4.46 crore,<\/strong> reflecting a <strong>30% increase since 2014\u201315.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Female Empowerment:<\/strong> Female enrollment has surged by<strong> 38%<\/strong>, and the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) for women now exceeds that of men.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ph.D. enrollment has nearly doubled<\/strong>, with the number of female Ph.D. scholars increasing by a remarkable <strong>136%.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The GER for Scheduled Tribes (STs)<\/strong> has risen by <strong>10 percentage points,<\/strong> while for <strong>Scheduled Castes (SCs)<\/strong>, it has increased by over <strong>8 points.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Institutional growth and expansion:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Growing Network: <\/strong>India now boasts over <strong>1,200 universities and 46,000 colleges,<\/strong> making it one of the world&#8217;s largest higher education systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increased Faculty:<\/strong> The total number of faculty\/teachers in 2021-22 reached <strong>15.98 lakh,<\/strong> with 43.4% being female.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>New Education Policy 2020<\/strong><br>&#8211; Emphasis on early childhood care and education (ECCE), particularly for children up to<strong> 6 years.<\/strong><br>&#8211; Encourages multi-disciplinary learning at the school and higher education levels.<br>&#8211; Introduction of a <strong>5+3+3+4 school structure<\/strong> (5 years of foundation, 3 years of preparatory, 3 years of middle, and 4 years of secondary education).<br>&#8211; Focus on critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving rather than rote learning.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Government Initiatives for Higher education<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PM-Vidyalaxmi scheme: <\/strong>The scheme is a <strong>Central Sector Scheme<\/strong> and facilitates the extension of education loans to students who get admission in the<strong> top quality higher educational institutions (QHEIs) of the nation.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SWAYAM and SWAYAM Prabha: <\/strong>These platforms offer Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and educational channels, respectively, to expand access to quality education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA):<\/strong> Provides financial support to state higher education institutions for infrastructure development, research, and innovation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Impacting Research Innovation &amp; Technology (IMPRINT):<\/strong> Encourages research and innovation in various engineering and technology domains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Impacting Research Innovation &amp; Technology (IMPRINT): <\/strong>Encourages research and innovation in various engineering and technology domains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each institution should <strong>develop a comprehensive NEP implementation roadmap <\/strong>with time-bound targets for GER enhancement, curriculum revision, digital expansion, and faculty development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Promote hybrid learning models<\/strong> to enhance access, especially in remote and underserved areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhancing Research and Innovation: <\/strong>Operationalise the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) with transparent funding mechanisms.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Promote innovation hubs, incubation centres, and industry-academia collaboration within universities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2143690\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Union Education Minister inaugurated the two-day Vice-Chancellors\u2019 Conference of Central Universities at Kevadia, Gujarat, to assess the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Progress in Higher Education in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Total Enrollment Growth: Total student enrollment has reached 4.46 crore, reflecting a 30% increase since 2014\u201315.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Female Empowerment: Female enrollment has surged by 38%, and the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) for women now exceeds that of men.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Ph.D. enrollment has nearly doubled, with the number of female Ph.D. scholars increasing by a remarkable 136%.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The GER for Scheduled Tribes (STs) has risen by 10 percentage points, while for Scheduled Castes (SCs), it has increased by over 8 points.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/12-07-2025\/panch-sankalpa-nep-2020-viksit-bharat\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48030"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48051,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48030\/revisions\/48051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}