Institutional types under NEP 2020 – UGC NET Question

Statements A and C correctly summarise key features of institutional restructuring under NEP 2020. Statement A is true because NEP 2020 classifies higher education institutions into research-intensive universities, teaching-intensive universities and degree-granting colleges. Statement C is also true as the policy emphasises that all types should become large multidisciplinary institutions over time. Statement B is false because NEP 2020 explicitly proposes phasing out the traditional affiliating system. Statement D is false since the policy actually promotes greater academic, administrative and financial autonomy. Hence, the combination A and C only is correct.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it includes the two statements that align with NEP 2020’s vision of institutional types and multidisciplinary evolution, while rejecting B and D, which contradict the policy’s restructuring and autonomy goals.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it includes B, which wrongly asserts that affiliating universities will remain unchanged, despite NEP 2020’s plan to move away from this model.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it pairs C and D and omits A, thereby accepting D’s false claim that autonomy is rejected and failing to mention the threefold institutional classification.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it groups A, C and D, and therefore accepts D’s misrepresentation of NEP’s stance on autonomy, which undermines the accuracy of the combination.