Higher education academics : roles and responsibilities in the light of new education policy 2020

Learning at higher education level is life long and holds immense potential to contribute in nation’s progress and prosperity. New education policy 2020 ushered in major reforms related to policies and practices in teaching, learning and evaluation in higher education institutions with flexibility and freedom to both academics and students .The paper opines that academics in higher education should understand their new roles and responsibity to motivate and guide students to take maximum advantage of multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary approaches with any time entry and exit option to learn and relearn new skills in two or more institutions at the same time and also opting both regular and distance mode for different courses in the same program. It is the responsibity of higher education institutions to create a kind of ecosystem where academics leveraging digital prowess makes teaching and learning collaborative and participative and hence the need for trainingprograms for academics so that they have leadership competency along with command on digital based new pedagogy techniques to address new responsibilities and challenges effectively.