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Status and distribution of zinc in the Ultisols of South India under rubber cultivationMercykutty Joseph and B. Sudhakum ari_______

Impact of certain biological and environmental factors on the incidence of

tapping panel dryness in Hevea brasiliensis R.C.W.M.R.A. Nugawela and B.W. Wijesuriya 253Identification of RRII400 series clones of Hevea brasiliensis using anatomical traits of petioleVinoth Thomas and Ashley Varghese 262Response of low frequency controlled upward tapping with yield stimulation in clone RRII 118K. Karunaichamy and R. Rajagopal 275Organic carbon content and stock in the rubber growing soils of South IndiaJoshua Abraham, M.D. Jessy, Annie Philip, P. Prasannakumari, K.K. Ambily, Sherin George, Phebe Joseph, Thomas Eappen, P.M. Mathews,K.S. Anilkumar and K.M. Nair 284Evaluation of vertical tapping in natural rubberR. Rajagopal and K. Karunaichamy 293

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Industry PersonnelR Nagaraj* and C Sivapragasam**1

O f the many innovative recommendations in the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, the recommendation to give more autonomy to institutions and faculty members to design curriculum, pedagogy and assessment methods is highly welcome. The need for creative thinking and competence in higher order skills in students have been recognized by many across the globe [1-3], but its effective implementation is lagging in the Indian higher education system which is mostly dominated by teacher-centred learning. There are some good initiatives by many institutions which have gone for NBA accreditation o f their programmes but such initiatives are yet to receive recognition beyond the institution boundary. The recommendation in NEP-2020 will certainly break this barrier in the days to come.

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This article proposes a model for improving the quality o f teaching learning (Figure 1) by increasing the participation of the students and industry personnel at different levels. A partial implementation o f this model in terms of allowing faculty members to have flexibility in designing assessment methods for a given course is already in place at the Kalasalingam Academy o f Research and Education (KARE). At first stage, for a given course, a faculty comes up with a set of assessment methods which promote higher order thinking such as mini proj ect, model development, field visit, experimental design, open book test, evaluation by industry personnel as well as peer evaluation. The other conventional assessment methods such as quizzes and written exams can be retained but with greater emphasis on higher order thinking questions. For each of the assessment methods chosen, proper justification has to be given. This can become an important document along with the course plan for the course. At the second stage, this document is made available to students and industry personnel to invite their suggestions. When students are made part o f the design of the assessment methods itself, their interest in the course is expected to increase even before the course is taught. The student will most likely begin to see the faculty as a facilitator o f effective learning. The involvement o f industry personnel at the stage o f design o f assessment methods will add lot o f practical values to impart necessary skills in students to improve their employability. It is better to include assessment by industry personnel as one o f the mandatory assessment methods, atleast for those courses which are most important from the employability perspective.

* Vice Chancellor, Kalasalingam Academy o f Research and Education, Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil-626126, Tamil Nadu. E-mail: kluvc@klu.ac.in** Director (CLT), Kalasalingam Academy o f Research and Education, Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil-626126, Tamil Nadu. E-mail: sivapragasam@klu.ac.in

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Table of ContentsA Profile: JIS University, Kolkata, West Bengal

1. Challenges and Solutions for Equity and Access in Higher Education:With Reference to National Education Policy—2020

- S P Singh

2. Open University: The Missing Reference in National Education Policy—2020— Swaraj Basu

3. Picture of the Affiliating State Universities in Maharashtra in the Wake of National Education Policy—2020— R T Bedre and V D Satpute

4. Shifting Paradigm in Sanskrit Learning: The National Education Policy Perspectives— Alaka Das

5. Implementation of National Education Policy-2020: A Critical Analysis— K Kamala

6. Implementation of National Higher Education Policy—2020:Issues, Challenges and Prospects— H V Deshpande

7. Implementation of National Education Policy-2020 to Transform Higher Education in India: Some Viewpoints— Surabhi Mahajan

8. Implications of National Education Policy—2020 on Open and Distance Learning— R Mahendran

9. Language Conundrum: English Language at Higher Education— Rarnanujam Meganathan

10. Promoting and Regulating Equitable Access to Higher Education in India: Assessing the Role o f the University Grants Commission— Mohammad Sohail

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GER V/S EER: Need for Course Correction in NEP—2020— S C Sharma

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