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NEP 2020 as the Foundation for Viksit Bharat 2047: A Critical Analysis of Transformations in Higher Education

Author(s) Ms. SWETA PANDEY
Country India
Abstract The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 represents a landmark reform in India’s higher education landscape and serves as a strategic foundation for achieving the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. This paper examines how NEP 2020 transforms higher education through multidisciplinary learning, academic flexibility, digital integration, enhanced research ecosystems, and equitable access. It analyzes the alignment of these reforms with India’s long-term developmental aspirations, particularly in building a skilled workforce, strengthening research and innovation, expanding Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER), and reducing brain drain. The study also highlights significant national progress in key areas such as higher education expansion, research productivity, medical and technical infrastructure, skill development, and youth empowerment. However, the analysis identifies critical challenges—funding constraints, faculty shortages, infrastructural inequalities, regulatory delays, digital divide, and resistance to change—that may hinder effective implementation. The paper recommends increased public investment, robust governance mechanisms, teacher training, digital infrastructure enhancement, and stronger industry–academia collaboration to ensure successful execution of NEP reforms. Overall, the study concludes that NEP 2020, if implemented effectively, has the potential to make Indian higher education globally competitive, inclusive, and innovation-driven, thereby propelling India toward its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047.
Keywords National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Viksit Bharat 2047, Higher Education, Skill Development.
Published In Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-12-05
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.62386

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