UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

The policy notes that the affiliating college structure has created challenges in maintaining quality. It proposes that over a period of about 15 years, affiliation will be gradually phased out. Colleges will become autonomous degree-granting institutions or part of a university as a constituent college. This timeframe allows for orderly transition.

Option A:
Five years would be too short for such a large structural change and is not the time frame NEP mentions.

Option B:
Ten years is closer but still shorter than the “about 15 years” horizon often noted.

Option C:
About 15 years is the explicit transition window given for moving away from affiliation.

Option D:
Thirty years does not match the stated planning horizon and would delay reforms excessively.