Institutional types under NEP 2020 – UGC NET Question

Statements A, B and C correctly describe NEP 2020 institutional types. The policy speaks of research-intensive universities, teaching-intensive multidisciplinary institutions and autonomous degree-granting colleges as the three broad categories. It does not freeze institutions into single-stream teaching-only roles, and it allows evolution from one type to another as quality improves. Statements D, E and F distort the policy by denying multidisciplinary flexibility and integration of teacher education with the overall system.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it leaves out statement C, so it does not acknowledge autonomous degree-granting colleges as a distinct institutional type envisaged by NEP 2020. This makes the description of the new institutional structure incomplete.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it includes A and C but omits B, thereby not explicitly recognising teaching-intensive multidisciplinary institutions, which are a major category in NEP 2020.

Option C:
Option C is correct since it includes A, B and C, the three true statements about institutional types, and excludes D, E and F, which incorrectly portray NEP as enforcing single-stream colleges and permanent separations.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it treats D as part of the correct set even though D wrongly claims that all institutions must remain single-stream teaching colleges, which contradicts the multidisciplinary thrust of NEP 2020.