The decision for NEP must be taken seriously by the State govt: Thiruvasagam

The decision for NEP must be taken seriously by the State govt: Thiruvasagam

Association of Indian Universities president G. Thiruvasagam stated that the Tamil Nadu State government should take decisions about implementing NEP seriously. It will cause problems for higher educational institutions for wrangles between the State and the Centre over the National Education Policy.

University Grants Commission and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council had revised institutional grading criteria, to implement the National Education Policy NEP 2020, said the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Madras.

The V-Cs are in a critical situation as there is no clarity on when the state committee will meet and make a decision universities with NAAC grades are required to submit the Annual Quality Assurance Report quarterly. Until last year, the report submission was yearly.

The NAAC’s new manual contains 40 questions with around 800 marks related to NEP. It does not allow multiple entries according to guidelines. 

About 70% of the response to AQAR would be used for ranking and physical verification will be based on the report. V-Cs are not able to fill in the required information without the government’s permission. They require approval from the academic council that contains government nominees.

The Association of Indian Universities has appealed that the manual should not be revised until all States implement the NEP in higher education institutes. He also stated If The NAAC accreditation ranking is lost for the universities it will seriously affect students and faculty members.