Post the introduction of the National Education Policy (NEP), the burden of its implementation fell majorly on the teachers, for whom this was a whole new experience too. However, what is evident across educational institutions in the State is that the infrastructure that is available to implement this policy is not adequate. On Teachers’ Day, we look at how teachers are managing to make the best out of the situation while striving for the welfare of their students.
A lecturer, who did not want to be named, in Bangalore University said that they were restricting the student intake to one of the NEP integrated science courses, as the lab facilities were not up to the mark in the university. “It is true that a lot of students apply, but how do we teach them what is in the syllabus when our labs are not equipped with the latest tools and instruments?” the lecturer said.
According to a professor at Kannada University, Hampi, the absence of syllabi and modalities is one of the major issues being faced by teachers and institutions in the implementation of the NEP.
