Implementation Realities of NEP 2020: Infrastructural Gaps, Teacher Shortages, and the Digital Divide in Rural India

Charandas Yuvraj Kamble · 2026 · RESEARCH HUB International Multidisciplinary Research Journal

Summary. India's National Education Policy 2020 aims to transform education through technology and flexibility, but rural implementation faces severe obstacles. The study finds that only 57% of rural schools have working computers, 54% have internet access, and 35% have smart classrooms. Teacher shortages exceed 846,000 positions nationwide, concentrated in rural areas. While 7 million teachers received digital training, they struggle to integrate it into teaching. Without fixing these infrastructure and staffing gaps, the policy will worsen rural-urban educational inequality.

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  title   = {Implementation Realities of NEP 2020: Infrastructural Gaps, Teacher Shortages, and the Digital Divide in Rural India},
  author  = {Charandas Yuvraj Kamble},
  journal = {RESEARCH HUB International Multidisciplinary Research Journal},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.53573/rhimrj.2026.v13n01.008},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.53573/rhimrj.2026.v13n01.008}
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10.53573/rhimrj.2026.v13n01.008

Countries

India

Regions

Asia

Categories

education, broadband-and-digital, policy, general-innovation

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2026-04-29