Future of Higher Education in India In the Lens of National Education Policy 2020

Higher education plays an extremely important role in promoting human as well as societal well being and in developing India as envisioned in its Constitution a democratic, just, socially conscious, cultured, and humane nation upholding liberty, equality, fraternity, and justice for all. Higher education significantly contributes towards sustainable livelihoods and economic development of the nation. As India moves towards becoming a knowledge economy and society, more and younger Indians are likely to aspire for higher education. This paper discuss about current problems in higher education in India, visions of NEP 2020 to overcome from those problems. Different aspects like towards more holistic and multidisciplinary education, optimal learning environment and support for students, motivated, energized and capable faculty, equality and inclusion in higher education, teacher education, vocational education, research in education, regulatory system of higher education in India according to National Education Policy 2020. This paper also tries to discuss critically on this points on higher education of NEP 2020. This paper also tries to find out how it will be happens and how it will be implemented in India. Somdyuti Rakshit | Jayanta Mete "Future of Higher Education in India: In the Lens of National Education Policy 2020" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-5 , August 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50558.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/50558/future-of-higher-education-in-india-in-the-lens-of-national-education-policy-2020/somdyuti-rakshit