UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

The formal vision in NEP 2020 is to build an equitable and vibrant knowledge society and to make India a global knowledge superpower, with education as the key instrument.

Option A:
NEP 2020 explicitly criticises an exam-driven culture and seeks to reform assessment away from rote testing.

Option B:
This option closely paraphrases the vision statement of NEP 2020 and therefore correctly captures its long-term goal.

Option C:
The policy values all forms of work but does not present a society focused only on physical labour as its vision.

Option D:
Discouraging research and innovation runs contrary to NEP 2020, which strongly promotes research-intensive institutions and innovation.

NEP 2020 repeatedly states that its vision is to develop an equitable and vibrant knowledge society and eventually turn India into a global knowledge superpower. It links high-quality education with economic growth, social justice and cultural preservation. The policy emphasises access, equity and excellence together. So this statement captures the vision accurately.

Option A:
A purely exam-driven system is criticised in NEP, which instead wants competency-based learning and better assessments, so this cannot be the vision.

Option B:
This option directly reflects the wording in the policy about knowledge society and global leadership in education and research.

Option C:
Focusing only on cheap labour contradicts the policy’s stress on creativity, critical thinking and high-value skills.

Option D:
Eliminating research would go against NEP’s push for research-intensive universities and the NRF.