Overview
- The minister inaugurated a two-day Vice Chancellors’ Conference in Kevadia with over 50 heads of central universities in attendance.
- Each university must submit detailed NEP strategy papers outlining multidisciplinary integration, digital infrastructure plans and promotion of Indian knowledge systems.
- Reforms are anchored in the Panch Sankalp framework’s five principles—next-gen emerging, multidisciplinary, innovative, holistic education and Bharatiya knowledge systems.
- Ten thematic sessions will tackle curriculum redesign, governance reforms, research and innovation, equity and inclusion, digital learning platforms and internationalisation.
- Since NEP 2020’s adoption, higher education enrolment has grown 30% to 44.6 million, female participation is up 38% and GER gains for SC/ST communities stand at 8–10 points.