And that is exactly where the devil lies in the draft National Education Policy, 2019. But why is such a liberal arts education necessary? The tiering of HEIs into Type 1 (research universities), Type 2 (teaching universities) and Type 3 (undergraduate colleges) will result in different fortunes for different institutional settings. The policy draft favours a separation of regulatory powers from funding powers in higher education. The draft NEP portends deep damage, but in accents that occasionally sound like melody to our ears.

Source: The Telegraph July 01, 2019 12:06 UTC