UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

NEP 2020 envisions the head of a school complex as an academic leader who coordinates curricular planning, teacher deployment, resource sharing and professional support across the schools in the cluster, so that small schools benefit from pooled expertise and facilities.

Option A:
Focusing only on maintenance ignores the central role of leadership in pedagogy and school improvement described in NEP.

Option B:
This option is correct because it reflects the collaborative, academic and supportive leadership functions expected of complex heads.

Option C:
Acting merely as an occasional inspector is too limited and does not match the ongoing, facilitative role emphasised in the policy.

Option D:
Running the complex like a private business conflicts with the public-good nature of school education and the accountability structures outlined in NEP.

NEP 2020 proposes SCMCs as participatory bodies that bring together principals, teachers, parents and local community members to manage and support the school complex. They collectively plan academic and developmental work for all schools in the cluster.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because limiting SCMCs to finance officials would ignore the voices of educators, parents and community members that NEP wants to include.

Option B:
Option B is correct as it reflects the multi-stakeholder composition of SCMCs envisaged by NEP for decentralised, community-based governance.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect; while students may contribute, the committee cannot consist only of senior students and exclude adults responsible for school management.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because NEP does not suggest giving SCMC membership solely to private company representatives; that would undermine democratic and community participation.