CONCERNS ABOUT ACADEMIC BANK OF CREDIT (ABC) IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: PERSPECTIVES OF DEGREE COLLEGE TEACHERS

The Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) in NEP India is a revolutionary initiative undertaken by the Indian
government, which aims to revolutionize higher education in the country. The Academic Bank of Credit is a part
of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which aims to bring in a major transformation in the Indian
education system. The ABC is a significant step about making higher education accessible and flexible for
students in India.Starting from 2023, students seeking admission in universities across the country will be
required to open a mandatory Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) account at abc.gov.in. The onlinegeneration of
ABC accounts has already begun, but students have reportedly faceddifficulties with the Aadhaar verification
process during account creation.
The researcher came across literature which brought number of questions to bepondered over. The present study
aims to find perspectives of degree college teachers about ABC in higher education institutions. For this purpose,
investigator took sample of 100 Degree College Teachers of various aided, unaided, autonomous institutions of
different disciplines inThane and Mumbai region.For data collection questionnaire was prepared by researcher
comprising three areas of ABC i.e., Benefits of ABC, Challenges while implementing ABC, Suggestions for
ABC implementation with three options having response Agree, Uncertain ,Disagree. It was found that degree
college teachers vary in their views regarding the benefits, challenges which can arouse while implementing
ABC and suggestions .Similarly, the study revealed that there is no significant differencein Perspectives of
Degree College Teachersabout ABC in higher education institutions as per background variables (Gender,
stream, type of institution, teaching experience)