: Opinion: Entrepreneurship gets NEP push #IndiaNEWS #News By Jaya B Phaniharam The National Education Policy (NEP) is widely discussed in view of its recommendations and guidelines. There is apprehension

Opinion: Entrepreneurship gets NEP push #IndiaNEWS #News
By Jaya B Phaniharam
The National Education Policy (NEP) is widely discussed in view of its recommendations and guidelines. There is apprehension as well as acceptance.
Academic institutions are the primary stakeholders constituting college management in the role of policymaking, academic staff in knowledge transfer, training and placement staff in opportunity scouting and coordination staff in process delivery. These role functions are interdisciplinary and have one primary participant – the student community. It is the pivot which turns the economic growth engine.
Impact on Students
A multidisciplinary approach to learning is one of the main features of NEP. Consider an example for grades VI to X under NEP.
Global transportation channels like land, water and air and their significance in the export and import of goods with reference to India is a topic in geography. It has context in economics while discussing the industry sector’s contribution to the economy.
This multidisciplinary approach to learning maps the above example to geoeconomics and geopolitical scenarios. The global energy concerns as a result of the Ukraine crisis and India’s priorities for energy sufficiency can be debated by students of VI to X encompassing world history and institutions, industrial shift impacting climate change and sustainable solutions for energy consumption.
Students can audit energy consumption practices within their school community to create green campuses. In the process, they are introduced to data collection, analysis and application of various tools to audit the same.
Science & Humanities
Grades IX to XII have a bucket list combining science and humanities, including lab work. Ideation on affordable alternative energy solutions can be explored with suitable skillsets. Biodegradable battery resources as a sustainable solution and regulations on EVs as a component of policymaking can be discussed.
Energy consumption practices in neighbourhood communities can be surveyed to collect feedback on implementing affordable alternative energy solutions and submitted to policymakers at the local level.
In the above example, the knowledge base for students is formed by observing real-time scenarios. The entire process delivers a creative-centric approach based on critical thinking and problem-solving identifying the KSA (knowledge, skills and abilities) levels of each talent pool.
The current industry paradigm shift is leveraged on emerging technologies. They play a significant role wherever end-user experience drives the innovation engine.
Technologies in the manufacturing industry are designing living spaces influencing lifestyles.