• Sanjay K. Jha

In its pursuit of elevating Indian education system on a par with international education standards and parameters; and re-making India a Knowledge Superpower (Vishwa Guru), MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource and Development) proposed a 63 pages’ draft called NEP (National Education Policy) 2020 to revamp current education system of the country. Considering this broad goal of MHRD, this study has narrowed down its aim by setting three major objectives: (i) analyzing all the key aspirations of the NEP 2020 for all the HEIs (Higher Educational Institutions), (ii) exploring potential challenges faced by the HEIs of Bihar (a state in the eastern part of India), and (iii) proposing remedial measures for the effective implementations of NEP 2020 in the HEIs of the state. To attain the stated objectives, the study has used document analysis, questionnaire and unstructured interview as the primary data gathering tools; whereas, analytic induction has been used to analyze the collected data. As a part of findings, the study revealed several striking facts about the implementation of NEP 2020 in the state. However, two important findings are worth mentioning here. Firstly, out of the 50 convenience samples (comprising 25 HEI teachers and 25 students), only 6 % respondents were found to be aware of 15% aspirations of NEP 2020. Secondly, 56% respondents suggested implementation of upskilling and professional education as a high priority. The outcome of this study will pave the path of all the stakeholders of academia including policy and decision makers, curriculum designers, teachers, and future researchers of the state to prepare a blueprint of future education that could be more learner-centric, more future-ready, and more capable of combatting global challenges.

Aspirations, Challenges, HEI, NEP 2020

"REVAMPING THE HIGHER EDUCATION IN BIHAR AS PER NEP 2020", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no.f511-f517, September-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309676.pdf

"REVAMPING THE HIGHER EDUCATION IN BIHAR AS PER NEP 2020", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no. ppf511-f517, September-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309676.pdf