National Education Policy 2020 and New Accreditation Strategy in Indian Higher Education: Possibilities, Constraints, and Framework

Ankur Nandi is now acting as a Ph.D. scholar as a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Education of the University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India. He had done a B.A. (Hons), an M.A. in Education, and M.Phil. Education and he is qualified for UGC NET/JRF and WB-SET in Education. He has published more than 35 papers in UGC CARE, SCOPUS and peer-reviewed referred national and international journals and more than 30 book chapters in edited books published by IGI Global, Springer, CRC Press, De Gruyter Brill. The author has participated in various National and international conferences and seminars where he has delivered papers.

Sourav Sen is a former master’s degree student in Education at Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal, India. He completed his undergraduate honours in Education. He has participated several national and international seminars, where he has presented papers. He has qualified UGC-NET, including JRF, on two occasions, and has also qualified the WBSET. He has published scholarly works with reputed international publishers such as Springer Nature and IGI Global, as well as in peer-reviewed journals.

Tupai Barman is now acting as a Ph.D. scholar as a Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Education of the University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India. He had done a B.A. (Hons), an M.A. in Education, B.Ed. and he is qualified for UGC NET/JRF and WB-SET in Education. He has attended various national and international seminars, where he has presented papers. Additionally, he has published several papers.

Milan Barman is now acting as a Ph.D. scholar as a Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Education of the Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, Paschim Burdwan, Asansol West Bengal, India. He had done a B.A. (Hons), an M.A. in Education, B.Ed. and he is qualified for UGC NET/JRF and WB-SET in Education. He has attended various national and international seminars, where he has presented papers. Additionally, he has published several papers.

Sudhakar Venukapalli is Chair Professor at Chanakya University, Bengaluru, and Honorary Professor at the Institute of Educational and Development Studies, New Delhi–Noida, and a member of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research and the National Council for Teacher Education. He has previously served as Professor and Dean at the English and Foreign Languages University and Osmania University, and held senior leadership roles at Wipro Technologies. With two PhDs in Psychology and Education and postgraduate degrees in Physics, Philosophy, Psychology, and Education, his work spans multidisciplinary educational studies, philosophy of science, psychology, and the arts. He has served as advisor and visiting professor at several national institutions, received major academic awards, is a Fellow of the American Philosophical Practitioners Association, and has contributed to research and policy initiatives with organizations such as the World Bank, DFID, and UNICEF while actively supporting education for vulnerable children.

Tapash Das is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal, India, with more than seven years of teaching experience. He has done M.A, M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Education from University of Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India and qualified UGC NET & SET in Education. He has authored many chapters in National and International edited volumes as well as many articles in a number of reputable UGC Care, Scopus, peer-reviewed Journals with high impact factors. The author has participated in various National and International conferences and seminars, where he has delivered papers also.

Tarini Halder is working as a Professor in the Department of Education, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India. He obtained an M.A. in History and Education, and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India. He has qualified for NET and SET in education. He has acted as a resource person in many national and international seminars and conferences and presented many research his research work at many universities, state, national, and international level seminars, and conferences. He has published more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and more than 20 book chapters in edited books. Along with these publications he also published more than 10 textbooks for different higher education level courses. Under his supervision, many scholars were awarded M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees.

Shiuli Maity is an ICSSR Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Educational Technology. Her research focuses on educational technology, digital learning, teacher education, and technology-enhanced teaching and learning. She is actively engaged in interdisciplinary research and has contributed to scholarly publications in the field of education.