UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

NEP 2020 advocates that students should have significant choice in the subjects and courses they study. A choice-based credit system enables them to select majors, minors and electives from various disciplines while meeting programme requirements. This enhances autonomy and matches their interests and career plans.

Option A:
A single fixed curriculum would severely limit student autonomy and contradict the policy’s emphasis on flexibility and multidisciplinary learning.

Option B:
This option correctly identifies flexible credit based curricula and electives as mechanisms for academic freedom. It fits the NEP vision of student centred higher education and is therefore correct.

Option C:
Non credit activities are useful but cannot replace academic course choice. NEP wants flexibility within credit bearing programmes, not just in co curricular areas.

Option D:
Allowing corporate sponsors to dictate curriculum without academic oversight could compromise educational integrity. NEP emphasises university autonomy, so this option is inconsistent.