National Education Policy (NEP) & National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF)
On 29th July 2020, National Education Policy (NEP) was launched by PM Narendra Modi that aims at Transforming India by implementing key reforms in the Indian Education System. National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF) will assess students on a range of learning outcomes like from job readiness to constitutional values, theoretical knowledge to technical skills, higher education institutes across the country, etc.
The Draft states that “It has been felt that given the size of the higher education system and the diversity of institutions and programmes of study in India, the country needs to move towards developing a nationally accepted and internationally comparable and acceptable qualifications framework to facilitate transparency and comparability of higher education qualifications at all levels. The NHEQF is an attempt in this direction.”
National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF) Purpose
The purpose is to bring up/elevate all HEIs to a common level of benchmarking to ensure that all institutions are providing quality education. The framework is intended to allow for flexibility and innovation in
(i) programme design and syllabi development,
(ii) teaching-learning process,
(iii) assessment of students’ learning levels, and
(iv) periodic programme review within a broad framework of agreed expected programme/course learning outcomes and academic standards.
NHEQF Types and title/nomenclature of qualifications
The NHEQF is an outcome-based framework for qualifications of different types - Undergraduate Certificate, Undergraduate Diploma, Bachelor’s degree, Bachelor’s degree (Honours/Research), Post-Graduate Diploma, Master’s degree, Doctoral degree.
According to the draft, the NHEQF envisages the award of certificates, diplomas and degrees based on what students completing a particular programme of study are “expected to know, understand and be able to do at the end of their programme of study.” It is characterised by six levels based on the complexity of learning outcomes.
National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF) Levels
The NHEQF levels represent a series of sequential stages expressed in terms of a range of learning outcomes against which typical qualifications are positioned/ located. NHEQF level 5 represents learning outcomes appropriate to the first year (first two semesters) of the undergraduate programme of study, while Level 10 represents learning outcomes appropriate to the doctoral-level programme of study.
At every level, the students will be assessed based on parameters, including knowledge and understanding of theory; cognitive and technical skills; application of knowledge and skills; decision-making abilities; constitutional, humanistic, ethical and moral values; employment-ready skills and the entrepreneurship mindset.
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