Education Crisis in India: NEP-2020 the new Roadmap! (An insight into Building Academic Leaders for Higher Education Institutions)

Abstract: What should be the Wisdom of CEO of a Global University? Academic Leadership presently requires a distinct skill to sail through the intricacies of higher education in India. The Higher Education Sector is experiencing gap between scholarly expertise and impactful leadership. Every institute is unique with its own set of crises, problems, sustainability challenges, solutions, opportunities and prospects of growth & development. Under this dynamic environment what should be the essential fundamental principles of effective leadership in higher institutions in India. How to design an environment in which innovation influences, diversity impacts, and education accelerates to Global Standards? The question of successfully implementing the “Transformative Leadership Models” is to be still tested in true spirit. Who will address the scarcity of Academic Leaders in the country? Though we framed NEP-2020, the roadmap for transformation of the education ecosystem, but the shortage of key drivers the Academic Leaders is hindering the navigation of the vision, mission, objectives, and goals as mandated in the reformative policy. The development of future leaders is also the prime responsibility of the current academic leader. The focus should now shift from the infrastructure to the human structures and system in the Education Institutions/Organizations. The future readiness road map towards India becoming a Global Study Destination is being continually crafted by bringing in innovative restructuring in the India’s Education System. The challenge is how to Globalize the Diverse Education Systems in India? How India can become a hub for Global Education? India is invariably battling to regain its legacy status of Vishwa Guru. The universally transforming education, learning & teaching is now a subject of Global Quality Standards. The strategy “Internationalization at Home” will open avenues to promote Indian Ethos amidst the Global Culture. A HEI/University is not a mere information shop, it is a place where one’s intellect, will and emotions are disciplined. Pursuit of knowledge is the soul of the University. Keywords: Academic Leadership, Empowering Faculty, Succession Planning, Governance System, Higher Education, Vishwa Guru, Internationalization, Global Quality, Indian Ethos, Diverse Education Systems. Title: Education Crisis in India: NEP-2020 the new Roadmap! (An insight into Building Academic Leaders for Higher Education Institutions) Author: Ms. Priyanka Roy, Prof.(Dr.) Shree Raman Dubey International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH) ISSN 2349-7831 Vol. 11, Issue 4, October 2024 - December 2024 Page No: 164-173 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 21-November-2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14195612 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/Education%20Crisis%20in%20India%20NEP-2020%20the%20new-21112024-1.pdf