31, March 2026

A Comparative Study of the Immediate Effect of NEP 2020 on Undergraduate Enrolment in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh

VOLUME-12; ISSUE-3; MAR-2026

Author(s): Anamitra Mandal, Shilpi Mukherjee, Debamalya Kar

Authors Affiliations:

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, Kolkata, India

2PhD Research Scholar, Department of Mass Communication, Assam Central University,Silchar, India

2State Aided College Teacher II, Department of Statistics, Maharani Kasiswari College, Kolkata, India

DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202603038     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202603038


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The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has been implemented in the states of Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh from the academic year 2021-2022, the National Education Policy or the NEP 2020 aims at bringing quality, equity, and flexibility to higher education in India. This study discusses the influence of NEP 2020 on undergraduate enrolment and on gross enrolment ratio (GER) in both the states, with immediate effect. Karnataka would expect a tremendous increase in undergraduate enrolment because of the policy promoting multidisciplinary education, technology-oriented interdisciplinary courses, and a strong supporting digital infrastructure; in contrast, an improvement in GER would be witnessed by Madhya Pradesh, as the new establishments distance and interdisciplinary courses would provide greater access particularly to rural and less served populace .It would benefit both states by gender-responsive and socially inclusive education that will expand access to undergraduate programs. In spite of the spaces in infrastructure and digital accessibility, the general vision of enhancing the inclusion and adaptability of higher education systems would improve enrolment rates. This research will present an early understanding of how enrolment trends are shaped over one year of available data and have implications for how the policy's initial significant effects are realized. It is also expected that NEP will open up even greater job opportunities in the future when its implementation progresses.

 

NEP 2020, gross enrolment ratio (GER), undergraduate enrolment, interdisciplinary, job market.  

Anamitra Mandal,  Shilpi Mukherjee,  Debamalya Kar (2026); A Comparative Study of the Immediate Effect of NEP 2020 on Undergraduate Enrolment in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh,  International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-12, Issue-3, Available on –   https://www.ijirmf.com/

 

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