Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (23.09.2022) Shift-II
Given below are two statements. Statement I: According to the National Education Policy 2020, the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) is to be enhanced to 50 percent by 2030. Statement II: Distance mode education is going to play a crucial role in enhancing GER in India. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: According to NEP 2020, the Gross Enrolment Ratio is to be enhanced to 50 percent by 2030.
- Statement II: Distance mode education is going to play a crucial role in enhancing GER in India.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct — The answer is that Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Explanation
★The answer is that Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
★The policy sets the target of a 50 percent Gross Enrolment Ratio by 2035, not by 2030.
★So the year given in Statement I makes it incorrect.
★Distance mode education is indeed expected to help raise the enrolment ratio.
★So Statement II is correct.
★Thus only the second statement is correct.
★So the answer is that Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
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