Leading the NEP 2020 charge, BITS Pilani and Lovely Professional University (LPU) showcase flexible, experiential models in the CII-Grant Thornton report, achieving 90% placements through industry-synced curricula and digital innovation.
BITS Pilani's Practice School offers 7.5-month immersions with INR 50,000-60,000 stipends and 50% pre-placement offers; its WILP has upskilled 47,000 professionals. "Flexible curriculum with open electives, minors, dual degrees," the report details, alongside global 2+2 programs and alumni-backed unicorns.
LPU's 40,000+ global students benefit from co-designed cybersecurity courses with Infosys and freelancing for credits, plus a net-zero campus with 11 MW solar. Panjab University's CYS incubates startups, granting INR 11,000 per patent.
These voluntary case studies highlight multiple entry-exit options and 40% MOOC credits, urging a "transformation playbook" for digital-first agility and diversified funding.
"As India moves toward this ambitious goal, collaboration between government, academia, and industry will be the cornerstone of progress," the report concludes in its foreword.
