Education Minister presides over State Task Force Meeting on NEP-2020
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SHIMLA 06 March, २०२६
• HP to roll out NEP-2020 aligned UG programmes from 2026-27: Rohit Thakur
• 389 Teaching Posts to be filled soon to strengthen higher education in state
Education Minister Rohit Thakur today here chaired a meeting of the State Level Task Force constituted for the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 in Himachal Pradesh and issued a necessary directions aimed at strengthening higher education in the state. He directed officials and academic representatives to ensure effective implementation of NEP-2020 in government degree colleges affiliated with Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla and Sardar Patel University, Mandi.
The Education Minister emphasized the need to align the state’s higher education system with the national academic framework envisioned under NEP-2020. He said that the semester system has already been successfully implemented at the postgraduate level and said that extending it to undergraduate programmes would bring greater academic flexibility and efficiency.
Rohit Thakur also directed institutions and universities to adopt modern evaluation processes such as technical evaluation, spot evaluation and strengthened internal assessment mechanisms. He said that these systems should help universities declare examination results within 30 days, reducing delays and improving transparency in the evaluation process.
The Education Minister directed that NEP-2020 aligned programmes be introduced from the 2026-27 session, including the three-year UG, four-year UG with Honours/Honours with Research and five-year integrated Bachelor’s–Master’s programmes. The four-year UG programme will start in colleges with higher enrolment. He also stressed adopting the Learning Outcomes-based Curriculum Framework LOCF and integrating vocational education, skill development, internships and apprenticeship-embedded degrees to improve student’s employability.
The Education Minister further said that 389 posts will be filled soon, and the matter has already been sent to the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission. He also directed the introduction of an internal ranking system for colleges to improve academic standards and institutional performance.
