NEW EDUCATION POLICY 2020: IMPORTANCE OF INTERNSHIPS DURING HIGHER EDUCATION AND ITS NEED IN THE PRESENT AND FUTURE

The New Education Policy 2020 passed by Union Cabinet emphasises on holistic and multidisciplinary education
system. Multidisciplinary education means combining different disciplines in one education institution. Many new
ideas are presented in the policy one of which being internships at higher level education. Internship is a foundation
of a student’s career after their basic education is completed. It acts as a bridge from coursework to practical
world.Internships are like playing test match before playing a real game, the candidate gets to know the work
environment, job expectancy, leadership, and work ethics and so on. The objective of this study is to bring light on the
topic of internship, the importance of internship discussed in the New Education Policy, and to know the present and
future need of internship in education system. To study the objective of this research paper a survey was employed to
53 participants. The questionnaire was prepared to know the opinion of participants on internships. The comments
and suggestions made by the participants are discussed in the research paper. The result analysis of the data shows a
strong need of internship programs. The overall results and finding have shown immediate demand of internship
opportunities in India. With the growing demand for skilled based job, it is essential that organizations move towards
hiring interns and mould them into skilled labour.