The Examination System and Higher Education Practice in India – Aligned with NEP 2020

The National Education Policy 2020 represents more than a policy document—it embodies a reimagining of what Indian higher education can and must become. At its heart lies a fundamental reconceptualisation of assessment itself: from a terminal judgment of learning to a continuous companion in the educational journey; from an instrument that measures memory to one that nurtures critical thinking, creativity, and holistic development. This book emerges from a conviction that assessment reform is not merely a technical exercise in changing question paper formats or grading systems. It is, fundamentally, about transforming the very culture of learning in our universities and colleges. It is about creating spaces where students are encouraged to think rather than memorise, to question rather than accept, to apply rather than recite, and to create rather than reproduce.