National Education Policy 2020 Committee.
(Following the UGC guidelines, a National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 Cell is established with the following members for the academic year 2024-25.)

 National Education Policy 2020 is a landmark document and a guiding source to bring reformative changes in the Indian education sector. It presents the vision for greater access, equity, excellence, inclusion, and affordability to help India emerge as the knowledge superpower. The policy is a revolutionary step for the Government of India. It will bring transformational changes in the entire education system through advancements in pedagogies, knowledge creation, innovative delivery mechanisms and integrated management of education systems.

This policy replaces the 34-year-old National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986. The need for a similar policy was felt in 1964 and the same year, under the Chairmanship of D.S. Kothari, a 17-member Education Commission was constituted to draft a National Policy on Education. The Indian Parliament passed the first education policy in 1968, followed by NPE-1986 and its Programme of Action (PoA) in 1992. After 34 years, the most comprehensive, structured, and visionary policy was drafted under the Chairmanship of noted scientist Dr K. Kasturirangan to meet the contemporary and futuristic needs of a large population of Indian youth.


The draft of the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is in a phased manner. Preparing the Comprehensive Roadmap for Implementation of NEP 2020 by the NEP Cell involved a series of discussions/consultative sessions. The NEP Cell conducted brainstorming sessions to devise the roadmap for implementation. Based on the Comprehensive Roadmap fewer than eleven major heads with short-term, mid-term and long-term goals to achieve the targets in a phased manner. The projected goals will pave the way for excellence in academics, research, and innovative initiatives of our university.

For the desired outcomes, the progress of the phased implementation will be assessed periodically, and if the need arises, targets may also be reviewed and revised. 4 On 28th July 2021, the UGC in concurrence with the Ministry of Education notified “The University Grants Commission (Establishment and Operation of Academic Bank of Credits in Higher Education) Regulations, 2021”. UGC issued a letter to all the Universities of the country for the registration and implementation of the ABC on the Digi Locker portal on 21st February 2023. the UGC issued. The document “NEP-2020

Implementation Plan: Strategic Action Plan and Goals” and “NEP 2020 Report on “Structure and Curriculum of Four Year and Dual Multidisciplinary Degree Programme with Multiple Entry and Exit Options for Implementation in State Universities of Maharashtra” submitted to the Ministry of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra, Maharashtra State, October 2022 is referred to chart out the modalities for phased implementation of the Policy at various levels, and broadly earmark the short-term, mid-term and long-term goals which may be assessed and reviewed periodically.

On 20th April 2023 Govt. of Maharashtra released “Directives of Credit Frameworks of UG Programs” (शासन निर्णय क्रमांक:एनईपी-२०२२/ प्र.क्र.०९/ विशि-३शिकाना). On 16th May 2023 “Structure and Credit Distribution of PG Degree Program” (शासन निर्णय क्रमांक: एनईपी-२०२२/ प्र.क्र.०९/ विशि-३ शिकाना). was issued by the Government of Maharashtra which is to be applied to the University from 2023-2024.
We feel that the Comprehensive Roadmap for Implementation prepared by the NEP Cell and this document on the Strategic Action Plan shall facilitate our University in putting the vital components of the Policy in place in a time-bound manner. The present document focuses on all important aspects of NEP-2020 under eleven major heads, and the remaining aspects/components of NEP that are not covered in this document may also be considered for necessary implementation in a phased manner.

NEP CELL 2020
Members

  1. Prof. Ashwini Ashokrao Kanhekar (Principal)
  2. Pranali Ganesh Khanapure (Co-ordinator)
  3. Poonam Shrikant Gaikwad (Co-ordinator)
  4. Saima Mohammadi Abdul Samad (Co-ordinator)
  5. Miss. Sushma Gangaram Raithak (External)