Impediments to Adopt Nep 2020 & Integrate Ict in Indian Educational Ecosystem

Abstract

21st Century is a revolutionary era of digitization. Information & Communication Technology (ICT) has opened the doors to creative and innovative learning amongst educators and students. As proposed in National Education Policy(NEP) 2020, implementation of ICT in educational institutions shall instill creativity, generate new learning avenues, student-centric self-paced learning. It shall lead to enhanced classroom teaching thereby, making students industry ready and techno savvy. But there’s a flip side of the coin creating barriers based on factors like organizations’ readiness, teacher’s preparedness & perception and student’s learning orientation. Very few studies have been carried out from the perspective of Indian Education System, creating a void between what is expected from educational institutions and teachers and the ground reality. This paper shall focus on varied parameters of educational and educators’ inclination towards adopting the ICT as per NEP 2020. Some suggestions have been proposed in the paper to mitigate the barriers.