Affiliating system and NEP reforms – UGC NET Question

The question asks for the wrong statement(s). Statements A, B and C correctly describe the affiliating model and NEP 2020’s reform directions: A notes the traditional structure, B reflects the goal of converting colleges into degree-granting or constituent units, and C states that the affiliating system is to be gradually phased out. Statement D is wrong because it directly contradicts the policy by claiming that all colleges must remain permanently affiliated and cannot become autonomous. Thus, D alone is the wrong statement.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it treats A and B as wrong, whereas both statements reflect accepted descriptions of the existing affiliating framework and the reform path proposed in NEP 2020. Selecting this option would misidentify correct statements as incorrect.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it groups C and D together as wrong. C is actually correct in describing the phasing out of the affiliating model, so pairing it with the genuinely wrong D produces a mixed and invalid combination.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it suggests that both A and D are wrong. In fact, A accurately summarises the affiliating system, while only D misrepresents NEP 2020’s vision; including A as wrong undermines the basic understanding of the present structure.

Option D:
Option D is correct because it isolates D, the only statement that contradicts NEP 2020 by insisting on permanent affiliation and denying the move towards autonomous, degree-granting institutions.