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UGC NEP SAARTHI Corner: Student Ambassadors For NEP 2020 Awareness Campaign At 12 Institutions
New Delhi: The implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 does not only involve policy documents and official guidelines. On campuses, NEP is increasingly being driven by students who are directly engaging with the reform process. The students are brought in as key constituents in the Union Education Ministry’s UGC’s initiatives, as reflected in the latest ‘NEP SAARTHI Corner’, featuring the Student Ambassadors for Academic Reforms in Transforming Higher Education in India .
UGC has shared the details of the Student Ambassadors for NEP 2020, working out of respective higher education institutes based in West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Tripura and Haryana.
UGC NEP SAARTHI: Student Ambassadors Encourage Participation, Provide Feedback For NEP 2020
UGC has identified the Student Ambassadors for Academic Reforms in Transforming Higher Education in India as NEP SAARTHI. As per the latest guidelines uploaded on the UGC’s UTSAH portal listing the NEP initiatives, the student ambassadors aim to raise awareness about the NEP 2020 and related reforms in higher education, mobilise participation and feedback, and facilitate outreach and interaction.
According to the UTSAH portal, NEP SAARTHI student ambassadors can act as a liaison between students, faculty members, and the administrative units of educational institutes, as well as UGC.
12 Educational Institutes Are Highlighted In The Latest UGC NEP SAARTHI Corner
The latest NEP SAARTHI Corner features the student ambassadors based at institutes across six states and union territories.
- West Bengal MCKV Institute of Engineering Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute Swami Vivekananda University
- Arunachal Pradesh North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology (NERIST)
- Meghalaya The National Law University of Meghalaya William Carey University
- Rajasthan Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University Poornima Institute of Engineering & Technology Sir Padampat Singhania University University of Engineering & Management, Rajasthan
- Tripura Techno India University, Tripura
- Haryana BML Munjal University
The educational institutes mentioned above are the ones whose NEP SAARTHI ambassadors were highlighted by the UGC in the NEP SAARTHI Corner. The details uploaded on the UGC portal state that the listed student ambassadors spearhead various initiatives to raise awareness about NEP 2020; however, the specific activities carried out by each ambassador were not disclosed in the provided communication.
UGC NEP SAARTHI Student Ambassadors Can Help With Campus-Level NEP 2020 Awareness Campaigns
As per the NEP SAARTHI guidelines, student ambassadors can organise awareness drives, host debates and discussions, conduct competitions, quizzes, social media campaigns and campus help desks, prepare notes, and facilitate dialogue with stakeholders to promote NEP 2020 awareness, among others. The UGC NEP SAARTHI Corner indicates that the students play a “pivotal role in communicating NEP initiatives” and that they can “help in interpreting and disseminating the information in a language and manner relatable to his/her campus”.
The revised guidelines also indicate the need to focus on quality, equity, and access, and mention that students can be empowered as key stakeholders in the higher education sector.
UGC NEP SAARTHI Student Ambassadors For NEP 2020: Why Are Students Important In Higher Education Reforms?
Higher education reforms are, ultimately, a student-facing process. It is therefore essential to consider their importance as stakeholders in any reform process, from introducing multidisciplinary education, to promoting new pedagogies, research, and participation.
For students, the UGC NEP SAARTHI initiative can be a great way to get involved with the reform process while also being able to offer feedback and gain experience with related awareness campaigns. In terms of implementation, the students can help drive inclusiveness, as the NEP 2020 awareness activities can be tailored to consider the diversity of students’ needs and level of policy familiarity.
UGC NEP SAARTHI Corner: NEP 2020 Student Ambassadors Are A Priority For Higher Education Reforms
UGC’s UTSAH portal has a dedicated NEP SAARTHI Corner which spotlights the student ambassadors’ activities at the institutes and lists the revised guidelines. UGC’s NEP SAARTHI Corner is a recurring feature, with the organisation inviting its audience to go through the UGC NEP SAARTHI Corner every Sunday to learn more about the student ambassadors and their contributions to raising NEP 2020 awareness.
The UGC NEP SAARTHI Corner features a list of the selected student ambassadors, in addition to the NEP 2020 implementation-related guidelines. The larger context of UGC’s NEP SAARTHI Corner is the student ambassadors’ efforts to drive the awareness campaigns about NEP 2020. By involving students as pro-active constituents, UGC helps highlight their role as stakeholders in higher education and reform. Notably, the UGC NEP SAARTHI student ambassadors serve as the link between the students, faculty, and UGC.
FAQs
1. What is UGC NEP SAARTHI?
NEP SAARTHI stands for Student Ambassador for Academic Reform in Transforming Higher Education in India. It is a student ambassador initiative launched by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to increase student participation in the awareness campaigns about the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The UGC has released the updated NEP SAARTHI guidelines
2. What is the role of a NEP SAARTHI student ambassador?
The student ambassadors raise awareness about the NEP 2020 and related higher education reforms among their respective campus communities. The UGC NEP SAARTHI also aims to encourage student participation and feedback.
3. What does NEP SAARTHI stand for?
NEP SAARTHI stands for Student Ambassador for Academic Reform in Transforming Higher Education in India.
4. Who launched the NEP SAARTHI student ambassador program?
The University Grants Commission has launched the NEP SAARTHI student ambassador program as a part of its efforts to promote the NEP 2020-related reforms. The UGC lists the NEP SAARTHI under its NEP Coordination and Implementation portfolio.
5. What is the NEP SAARTHI Corner?
The NEP SAARTHI Corner is a blog, managed by the UGC, that spotlights the activities of the NEP SAARTHI student ambassadors at the higher education institutes across the country. The UGC UTSAH portal lists the details about the NEP SAARTHI program, including the guidelines and the student ambassadors.
6. What is the UGC UTSAH portal?
UTSAH stands for Undertaking Transformative Strategies and Actions in Higher Education. The UTSAH is a UGC-managed portal that serves as a repository for the information about the UGC’s various initiatives and programs to promote the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
7. Which institutes are spotlighted in the latest NEP SAARTHI Corner?
The latest NEP SAARTHI Corner features the student ambassadors from MCKV Institute of Engineering, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Swami Vivekananda University, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, National Law University of Meghalaya, William Carey University, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University, Poornima Institute of Engineering & Technology, Sir Padampat Singhania University, University of Engineering & Management Rajasthan, Techno India University Tripura and BML Munjal University.
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