NEP and student voice in governance – UGC NET Question

NEP 2020 encourages HEIs to cultivate a culture of participation and responsiveness. It suggests including students appropriately in committees and using structured feedback on courses and services. This helps align institutional decisions with learners’ needs and enhances accountability.

Option A:
Excluding students entirely from governance discussions ignores the policy’s emphasis on responsiveness to learner experience, so this option is incorrect.

Option B:
This option explains that students should have a formal voice in governance while still recognising the roles of faculty and administrators. It reflects NEP’s call for feedback rich, participatory environments, so it is correct.

Option C:
Handing full control to student unions alone is not proposed and would upset necessary balance with academic and administrative leadership.

Option D:
Relying only on informal gossip for student views lacks reliability and structure. NEP expects formal mechanisms for feedback and representation, so this option is inaccurate.