Draft National Education Policy 2016; funding and expansion of educational institutes

Q.  Which of the following is/are true regarding Draft National Education Policy 2016?

1) Priority will be given to setting up of new institutions rather then expanding capacity of existing institutes.
2) Performance-linked funding of higher education institutions will be implemented.
- Published on 01 Aug 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Only 2
 
  • Instead of setting up new institutions, which require huge investments, priority of the Government will be to expand the capacity of existing institutions.
  • In order to encourage excellence and efficiency, performance-linked funding of higher education institutions will be implemented.
  • The government will take steps for reaching the long pending goal of raising the investment in education sector to at least 6% of GDP as a priority.

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