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ISSN: 2456–5474	RNI No. UPBIL/2016/68367	VOL.- VII , ISSUE- VII August - 2022
	Innovation The Research Concept

Youth Perspective Towards NEP-2020: A Survey

Paper Id : 16249 Submission Date : 01/08/2022 Acceptance Date : 18/08/2022 Publication Date : 25/08/2022
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Manju Jain
Assistant Professor
Library And Information Science
Government Post Graduate College,
NOIDA,Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” -Nelson Mandela To keep pace with the changing scenario in education at the international level and to establish India as a global knowledge superpower, a need for major changes in our education policy was being felt seriously. The main objective of the new education policy is to establish such multidisciplinary institutions that provide high quality education and research. There should be flexibility in education so that the students can choose the subjects of their own choice from any faculty. Add vocational and co-curricular courses, so that the education will provide not only theoretical knowledge but practical knowledge also, which will help in making them self-reliant. Keeping this objective in mind, a new education policy was formed in which minor subjects of other faculties should also be taught along with major subjects and co-curricular and vocational subjects should also be taught together to provide a multidisciplinary approach. The present study examined the youth perspective about nep-2020 among the first year students of the Government Post Graduate College Noida. who has been admitted to college according to a new education policy A questionnaire was distributed among the students to understand their feedback and knowledge about various new policies and procedures introduced by the new education policy. The study explores different policies and aspects from the view of the young students.

Keywords

New Education Policy, Minor Subject, Co-curricular Subject, Skill Development, Vocational Course.

Introduction

Indian Education System is the one of the finest and oldest education systems in the world. It has produced so many talented minds that are making India proud all over the world such as Dhaniya, patanjali, Nagarjuna etc. The Indian education system faces so many problems and it needs to be resorted to reach its fullest potential. The First NEP was pronounced by the Government of India by the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1968, the second by the Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1986. India's education policy has been amended three times till now. In June 2017, the draft on a new education policy was submitted by a panel constituted by the Indian space research organization (ISRO) Chief Shri Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan. The same draft (New Education Policy 2019) was later released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development under the new education policy, many important changes have taken place from school education to higher education, which aims to establish India as a superpower in the field of education at the global level. Many important changes have been made through the New Education Policy 2020, such as emphasizing on vocational education to make students self-reliant, making interdisciplinary subjects necessary and converting higher educational institutions into multidisciplinary institutions, make practical knowledge as an integral part of education. The present paper reviews the New Education Policy 2020 from the youth perspective.

Objective of study

The present research survey attempts to gather information about NEP-2020 from the viewpoint of the youth. The study is limited to the first year students of the Government postgraduate College Noida. The main objectives of the study are: 1. Review the different provisions in national education policy 2020. 2. To analyse the awareness of different provisions of NEP-2020 among the students. 3. To analyse the view of young generation towards the NEP-2020

Review of Literature

The brief description of literature studied is given below- Jha, P. and Parvati, P. (2020) discussed on limitations of the National Education Policy, approved by the union cabinet on 29 July 2020. NEP-2020. After the 34 years of gap since the first education policy. This is the third educational policy of the country. The article focuses on some of the relevant concerns about the question of provisioning for good quality universal education, equitable access to education and increasing push toward privatisation. Deb, P. (2020) stated the Indian beliefs and cultural values in teaching which is the area of main focus of National Education Policy- 2020. Suryavanshi, S. (2020) has compared the teacher education in Indian universities with Chinese university as a case study and concluded that autonomy is essential to faculty members. Aithal, P. S. and Aithal, S. (2020) published a paper on “Analysis of the Indian National Education Policy 2020 toward Achieving its Objectives” and highlighted various policies announced in the higher education system and compared them with the currently adopted system. Discussion on various innovations and predicted implications of NEP 2020 on the Indian higher education system along with its merits. Some suggestions are also proposed for effective implementation towards achieving its objectives.

Methodology

Research Methodology is a systematic way to solve a problem. It is a science of studying how research is to be carried out. Essentially, the procedures by which researchers go about their work of describing, explaining and predicting phenomena are called research methodology. It is also defined as the study of methods by which knowledge is gained. Its aim is to give a work plan for research. An online survey is a set of structured questions that the respondent completes over the internet, generally by filling out a form. It is a more natural way to reach out to the respondents as it is less time-consuming than the traditional way of gathering information through one-to-one interaction and is less expensive. Some benefits of the survey method are: Surveys allow you to gather data from a large sample size or research population. This helps to improve the validity and accuracy of your research findings. The cost of creating and administering a survey is usually lower compared to other research methods. It is a convenient method of data collection for the researcher and the respondents.

Sampling

Total sample of 243 students from government post graduate college was taken to the study in which 114 (46.9%) students from arts faculty, 82 (33.7%) students from science faculty and 48 (19.8%) students from the commerce faculty.

Tools Used

Questionnaire is used as a tool of survey method. An online survey was conducted for the fist year students of the government postgraduate college Noida, over Google form. Response of each participant was collected using a link survey and responses were automatically generated and recorded.
The questionnaire included 16 questions covering general question, minor subject, skill development course, co- curricular course, choice of the medium (language) of the study and other new implementations to be incorporated and replacing the old education policy.

Result and Discussion