India, April 29 -- The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), in collaboration with Shikshan Setu, organised a one-day workshop on April 28 focusing on implementation of the fourth year under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 with special emphasis on autonomous colleges. The workshop brought together academic leaders, principals, and administrators to deliberate on the structural, academic, and regulatory aspects of transitioning to four-year undergraduate programmes, including honours and research pathways.

In the inaugural session, Krishna Bhanadalkar, founder of Shikshan Setu and senate member of the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), set the context by outlining the evolving framework of undergraduate educat...