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For the National Education Policy 2020 to be implemented successfully, central government agencies, the state governments and HEI's will need to play significant roles. Besides, among the HEI's, the affiliating universities would need to support and handhold affiliated colleges.

Large Multidisciplinary Universities

Set up Academic Internal Audit Team and cross-functional Institutional level Committee for different aspects of NEP Implementation

ROLE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT	ROLE OF THE HEI's
Promote Multidisciplinary holistic education and identify potential MERUs	Focus on achieving the aspirations of HEI's as per the NEP- MERUs, MUs, AC or Cluster/ University constituents
Strive to transform single stream institutions to multidisciplinary institutions	Set up Academic Internal Audit Team and cross-functional Institutional level Committee for different aspects of NEP Implementation
Bring together several institutions in the state to transform them to large multidisciplinary institutions/ universities/ HEI clusters	Develop Institutional Development Plan (IDP) assessing current and required human resources, financial resources, infrastructural and ICT facilities etc. for expansion/ upgradation
Help establish education departments in state universities	Establish departments/ centres in additional disciplines including Indian languages, comparative literature, creative writings, arts, music, philosophy, vocational learning, research, entrepreneurship, Indian Knowledge System (IKS), cultures & values etc. to ensure holistic and multidisciplinary education
Help consolidate higher education system into small number of institutions to increase resource efficiency, multidisciplinary capacity and quality	Erstwhile affiliating universities and affiliated colleges to collaborate with each other and the state to implement ACAUTP
Create a framework for baselining each HEI and their potential transformation under the policy
Create a mechanism for discontinuation of affiliation with necessary regulatory changes, communication to students and parents, movement of the college to any of the new models of HEI's and support to the hitherto affiliating university. (Affiliated Colleges and Affiliating University Transition Plan, ACAUTP)

Increasing Gross Enrolment Ratio

Explore capacity addition to enhance enrolment and disciplines/ areas in select fields

ROLE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT	ROLE OF THE HEI's
Create a framework for universities and autonomous colleges to offer open, distance learning, virtual learning and blended learning programs upon meeting the requisite criteria and with prior approval	Explore capacity addition to enhance enrolment and disciplines/ areas in select fields
Create universities in the districts that don't have any universities	Develop plans for applying for open, distance learning, virtual learning and blended learning programs and implement the same once approved
Encourage HEI to admit through common admissions and organize centralized information portal where seats and vacancy data is available - this will enable more students to find HEI's and courses	Align with the common admission tests for student convenience
Create guidelines and support for offering technical courses in areas like Engineering in Gujarati which will benefit a large number of students	Participate in state government initiatives in offering technical courses in Gujarati

Accreditation, Governance & Regulation

Constitute Board of Governor (BOG) and leadership succession plans and identify participants for the same

ROLE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT	ROLE OF THE HEI's
Support and facilitate HEI's under state jurisdiction in their accreditation efforts	Constitute Board of Governor (BOG) and leadership succession plans and identify participants for the same
Mentor colleges through state level bodies such as State Level Quality Assurance Cell (SLQAC), State Assessment and Accreditation Centre (SAAC), State Council of Higher Education (SCHE) to achieve standards of accreditation	Accreditation under the framework established at the state and the central level
Create regulatory and administrative changes to grant autonomy to HEI's
Create a broad framework for HEI governance that the HEI's could adopt
Create and implement programmes in board member development and institute leadership development which will serve as the stimulant for the functionaries to improve their capabilities, performance, institutional profile and reputation

Indian Knowledge System

Create guidelines, approaches, and resources for enhancing focus on Indian Knowledge System (IKS)

ROLE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT	ROLE OF THE HEI's
Create guidelines, approaches, and resources for enhancing focus on Indian Knowledge System (IKS)	Implement Indian Knowledge System interventions in their institutes

Global Outreach

Update websites to appeal to international students; update admission details in advance

ROLE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT	ROLE OF THE HEI's
Establish office for international affairs to act as one stop office for all activities related to internationalization including catering to the needs/ complaints of foreign students	Actively engage with alumni of foreign origins, alumni based abroad and alumni who are NRIs to promote brand building of their respective institutions
Set up offices for international students in major catchment areas with a network of counsellors. Local Indian embassies would also need to play a facilitating role	HEI's to get their institutes ready for accepting foreign students including international level residential and other facilities
	Update websites to appeal to international students; update admission details in advance
	Identify strategic educational institutes abroad and enter into MoUs for capacity building of faculty and their exchange to promote international teaching standards
	Conduct cultural sensitization trainings for both international students as well as for Indian students

Institutional Framework

Constitute area wise implementation committee of experts in consultation with stakeholder agencies

ROLE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT	ROLE OF THE HEI's
Constitute area wise implementation committee of experts in consultation with stakeholder agencies	Support the State Government efforts and participate whole heartedly in NEP implementation initiatives
Undertake periodic joint review of the progress of implementation and communicate the same to CABE (Central Advisory Board of Education)	Create robust internal plan along with milestones to meet the NEP goals at respective institution level
Create a support mechanism for HEI's implementing NEP 2020	Participate actively as mentors and/ or mentees
Create mentor-mentee HEI's partnerships

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