Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources
2. Examine the challenges faced by the higher education system in India. The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP), envisages enrolment in higher education to be nearly double by 2035. How can it be achieved given the aforementioned challenges? (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu , Insights on India
Why the question:
A few days before India celebrated the 75th year of Independence, Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan said in reply to a debate in the Lok Sabha that people should let go of the idea that universities must be funded only by the government.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the challenges in higher education and ways to double enrolment in it by 2035.
Directive:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving a statistic regarding the higher education scenario in India.
Body:
First, in detail, write about the various issues faced by the higher education sector in the country – funding, enrolment, regulatory etc.
Next, write about the NEP vision regarding the higher education sector in the country. Mention the ways to achieve it.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
