•Equality in course content & evaluation process will lead to marks statement and certificate holder making sense. Course content could be changed annually as per requirement. Universities & Educational Institution will concentrate on imparting knowledge & skill. • Even poorest (financially) student will have opportunity to pursue study of choice, that too from best of faculty, as the video available will be at least from IIT/ JNU and other institutes of repute.

• Registration for examination should be done on line & NO mandatory ROLE of educational institutes. Purpose is that learner should concentrate on learning and not wasting time & energy in formalities. • Course material should be available for freely at central website including written (all books prepared by NCERT etc.) & video & mock examination sets. Printed Copy or DVD etc. may be taken care by private parties. Official version available on website only. On line material may be made availab

• State specific information & languages as requested by individual state may be included in course material & question paper. State specific paper should require only passing mark not affecting rank/ grade/ percentage. • Course material & examination in all languages as required by any entities. However, cost to convert the course material & examination paper in that particular languages should be borne by requesting entities.

Education- “The aim of education is to build the character” “The purpose of life is material & spiritual advancement” “In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists”. We may consider following to produce learner & not only learned. • From class 10 & onwards all course material, examination & certification may controlled by central authority.

DISTANCE EDUCATION & ONLINE COURSES HAVE A LOT TO CONTRIBUTE IN NEP! HOWEVER, FOR SUCCESSFUL ONLINE & OPEN EDUCATION, DIGITAL INDIA MUST ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AFFORDABLE, FAST & RELIABLE BROADBAND SERVICES. THIS CAN BE DONE IF 600-900 MHz SPECTRUM IS USED & SOLD CHEAPLY (50% DISCOUNT) TO TELECOM COMPANIES. ONGOING SPECTRUM AUCTION IS AIMED AT MAXIMIZATION OF INCOME & NOT TO PROMOTE DIGITAL HIGHWAY! SERVICES WILL BECOME TOO EXPENSIVE! DIGITAL HIGHWAY WILL BE LIKE OUR CONGESTED ROAD - SLOW SPEED.

It is the need of the hour. Life long learning is advocated world wide, we should not restrict ourselves to the same old campus class room education system. Til the age of fourteen we can have compulsory campus class room education and after that it could be the choice of learner whether to have formal education or education through informal methods. This would help in acquiring required degree or diploma and also encourage continuous learning to avoid both knowledge and skill obsolescence.

Government has to push private sector to consider part time/distance learning courses.

Well, It is possible to get knowledge from online education and problems of our surrounding can also be solved from them. This is what I have tried in my 'Zero Cost Management Graduate' project, highlighted and appreciated by UNESCO also. You are welcome to have a look on it. Regards, Ankit Khandelwal www.ankitkhandelwal.in

Lets make distance learning program in chartered accountancy program. One goes through as apprentice and pass tough exams. CA education is valued a lot. Same way distance education course can be monitored specially the masters course. E.g MA hindi, translate documents for the government or act as proof reader for minimum number of hours to earn a master degree. This will help student to get industry experience as well as earn some money.

The present system of Ph.D admission in Universities needs to be corrected.A uniform research aptitude entrance examination has to be conducted at the national level for those candidates seeking admission in Central, State and Deemed Universities. The present system allows anyone to join and secure Ph.D though he or she doesn't have any prescribed standard of knowledge in any subject.Now,really knowledgeable scholars suffer without guidance as the students are admitted by faculty's own choice