UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

NEP 2020 proposes HECI as an umbrella body for regulating and setting standards in higher education, covering universities and colleges, except for professional fields like medicine and law that have their own regulators. School education is governed through separate authorities.

Option A:
School education up to Grade 12 is overseen by different structures and policies and does not fall under HECI’s primary mandate.

Option B:
This option correctly states that HECI will primarily oversee higher education, with explicit exclusions for areas already regulated by specialised professional bodies.

Option C:
Adult literacy centres are mainly part of school and community education frameworks, not the main focus of HECI.

Option D:
Primary health centres belong to the health sector and are not educational institutions subject to HECI’s regulation.