The North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) on August 7 said that any further delay in implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) would cause “irreparable damage” for the student community in Meghalaya.
“Students will lag behind a year and those graduating in 2026 may face ineligibility for admissions to higher studies in other central universities, as they are now aligned with the NEP 2020,” an official statement of the university said.
NEHU’s statement is significant in the wake of the indefinite boycott of the first semester classes against the unilateral decision of NEHU implementing NEP without taking all stakeholders into consideration.
Although, some of the colleges in Meghalaya are willing to implement the NEP, many are reluctant to do so citing lack of infrastructure and manpower.
Incidentally these are some of the privately-run institutions and also receiving government funds that are not ready to implement the policy.
NEHU said that there would be “challenges in the beginning,” but the university, along with its stakeholders, is determined to forge ahead for the implementation of the NEP for the benefit of the students of the state.
NEHU is a central university bound by the rules and regulations of the central government and must be followed and the non-implementation of NEP 2020 could potentially affect students’ eligibility for admission into NEHU, the university said.
Vice-chancellor of NEHU, Prabha Shankar Shukla also called upon all stakeholders to proactively participate and contribute to the successful realization of NEP 2020’s objectives.
“Working together, we can create an environment where our students thrive and flourish under the transformative vision of this policy to rise up and build together,” Shukla said.
