Paper 1 · Higher Education UGC NET December 2022 (23.02.2023) Shift-I

Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Statement I:By 2040, all HEIs shall aim to become multidisciplinary institutions and to have larger student enrolments, as per NEP 2020.

Statement II:As per NEP 2020, the aim is to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education, including vocational education, from 26.3 percent in 2018 to 50 percent by 2030.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

Statement 1 correctly reflects NEP 2020, which sets 2040 as the horizon for every higher education institution to become multidisciplinary with larger enrolments.

Statement 2 is false because NEP 2020 targets raising the Gross Enrolment Ratio to 50 percent by 2035, not by 2030.

The 2018 base figure of 26.3 percent quoted in Statement 2 is accurate, though the target year is misstated.

This ratio for higher education counts vocational education within the overall enrolment measure.

Multidisciplinary conversion and enrolment growth are treated as long-term structural goals of the policy.

NEP 2020 also envisions large multidisciplinary universities and colleges in or near every district.

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