Special Education Zones focus – UGC NET Question

NEP 2020 suggests Special Education Zones to concentrate support and resources in regions where educational indicators are poor and many learners belong to socio-economically disadvantaged groups.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because metro city centres, while important, are not the primary focus; the idea is to support educationally backward areas.

Option B:
Option B is correct as it identifies districts and regions with high proportions of SEDGs and weak outcomes, which NEP intends to prioritise.

Option C:
Option C is wrong since the zones are not created to benefit toppers; they are targeted at disadvantage, not privilege.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because industrial zones with high income employment are not automatically the regions with the greatest educational disadvantage.