4  Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution

4.1 The Six Factors and the Frame

The official syllabus identifies six factors that affect teaching. Each is a node in a connected system: a weakness in one factor can be partially compensated by another, but a bottleneck in any single factor can wipe out the contribution of all the rest. NTA’s most-repeated PYQ pattern on this topic is categorisation — given a list of items, sort each into the correct factor bucket.

TipSix Factors at a Glance
  1. Teacher — qualifications, personality, communication, ethics.
  2. Learner — readiness, motivation, prior knowledge, intelligence.
  3. Support material — textbooks, AV aids, ICT/OER, digital initiatives.
  4. Instructional facilities — classrooms, laboratories, library, ICT infrastructure.
  5. Learning environment — physical, psychological, social climate.
  6. Institution — leadership, governance, IQAC, NAAC, NIRF, NEP framework.

flowchart TB
  T[Teacher] --> X((Effective<br/>Teaching))
  L[Learner] --> X
  S[Support Material] --> X
  F[Instructional Facilities] --> X
  E[Learning Environment] --> X
  I[Institution] --> X
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4.2 Two Theoretical Anchors

Two empirical-research traditions anchor the entire literature on factors affecting teaching. Both are PYQ-relevant.

4.2.1 Walberg’s Educational Productivity Model (1981)

Herbert J. Walberg identified nine factors in three clusters that statistically predict student achievement.

TipWalberg’s 9 Factors in 3 Clusters
Cluster Factor What it measures
Aptitude (1) Ability General academic ability
(2) Motivation Intrinsic + extrinsic drive
(3) Age / development Cognitive maturity
Instruction (4) Quantity Time engaged in learning
(5) Quality Pedagogy, alignment, feedback
Environment (6) Home Family support, expectations
(7) Classroom climate Peer-teacher dynamics
(8) Peer group Friends, peer culture
(9) Mass-media exposure TV, internet, social media

The Walberg model is the standard frame in modern teacher-effectiveness research. Several of its nine factors map directly to the syllabus’s six factors.

4.2.2 Coleman Report (1966)

The Coleman ReportEquality of Educational Opportunity (1966), survey of 650,000 US students by James S. Coleman — established two enduring findings:

  1. Family socio-economic status outweighs school resources in explaining achievement.
  2. Among in-school factors, teacher quality matters more than class size or per-pupil spending.

The Coleman finding is why modern teacher-policy reform (including NEP-2020) prioritises teacher quality.

4.2.3 Three Working Patterns of Factor Interaction

TipHow Factors Interact
Pattern Illustration What it teaches
Compensation A motivated teacher with poor support material still produces learning by improvisation Personal effort matters but is not infinitely scalable
Multiplication Good teacher × good facility × good material × inclusive environment compounds Investing in one factor while neglecting others wastes the investment
Bottleneck A non-functional projector or hostile climate cancels good preparation Identify and remove the binding constraint first

4.3 Factor 1 — Teacher

4.3.1 Four Clusters of Teacher Attributes

TipTeacher Attributes
Cluster Attributes Why it matters
Professional preparation Subject mastery, qualification, pedagogical training, CPD Decides whether teacher can answer the unexpected question
Personality & attitude Patience, empathy, enthusiasm, emotional stability Decides classroom climate
Communication Clarity, voice modulation, language, listening, non-verbal cues Decides whether content actually transfers
Professional ethics Honesty, fairness, confidentiality, professional growth Decides long-term trust

4.3.2 Teacher Characteristics vs Teacher Competencies

Examiners exploit this distinction:

  • Characteristics = innate traits (patience, enthusiasm, integrity).
  • Competencies = trainable, measurable knowledge + skill + attitude bundles (lesson planning, assessment design, classroom management, ICT integration, inclusive pedagogy).

NEP-2020’s National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST), being developed by NCTE, is a competency framework — not a list of characteristics.

4.3.3 Microteaching (Allen & Ryan, Stanford, 1966)

Microteaching, developed by Dwight W. Allen and Kevin A. Ryan at Stanford University in 1966, is a teacher-training technique that isolates and drills one specific skill at a time in a 5–10 minute scaled-down lesson.

TipMicroteaching Cycle

Plan → Teach (5–10 min) → Feedback → Re-plan → Re-teach → Re-feedback

Each cycle targets one skill.

TipStanford Core Microteaching Skills
  • Set Induction — getting attention at lesson start
  • Stimulus Variation — varying voice, gesture, focus
  • Reinforcement — verbal/non-verbal praise
  • Probing Questions — eliciting deeper response
  • Explaining — clarity of exposition
  • Illustrating with Examples — concrete cases
  • Use of AV / Blackboard — visual support
  • Closure — summarising at lesson end

(Additional skills: Fluency in Questioning, Higher-Order/Divergent Questioning, Silence & Non-verbal Cues, Recognising Attending Behaviour, Lecturing.)

4.3.4 Flanders Interaction Analysis Category System (FIACS)

N.A. Flanders (1960) developed a system to observe classroom verbal interaction. The teacher’s verbal behaviour is recorded every 3 seconds into one of 10 categories (this 10-category scheme was covered in detail in Topic 1).

TipFIACS — Quick Recap
  • Teacher Talk — Indirect (4): accepts feeling, praises, accepts ideas, asks questions
  • Teacher Talk — Direct (3): lecturing, giving directions, criticising
  • Pupil Talk (2): response, initiation
  • Silence (1)

Derived metric: i/d ratio = indirect / direct teacher influence.

4.4 Factor 2 — Learner

4.4.1 Four Load-Bearing Learner Attributes

TipLearner Attributes
Attribute What it covers Teaching implication
Readiness Cognitive, emotional, physical preparedness Diagnose entering behaviour
Prior knowledge What is already known and partly known Anchor new in old; surface misconceptions
Motivation Internal drive + external incentive Use authentic problems; reduce anxiety
Intelligence & aptitude General + specific abilities; learning style Differentiate; provide choice

4.4.2 Ausubel’s Principle — The Foundational Learner Theory

David P. Ausubel (Educational Psychology: A Cognitive View, 1968) gave the most-quoted single principle of educational psychology, on page vi of his preface:

ImportantAusubel’s principle

“If I had to reduce all of educational psychology to just one principle, I would say this: the most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows. Ascertain this and teach him accordingly.

Ausubel’s pedagogical method is the advance organiser — a bridging idea presented before new content at a higher level of abstraction, so the learner has a hook to subsume the new material into existing schemas. (This is the subsumption theory of meaningful learning.)

4.4.3 Other Learner Factors

TipAdditional Learner Factors
  • Interest and attitude — subject-specific preference, willingness.
  • Learning style — VAK / VARK preferences (Fleming, 1987).
  • Individual differences — cognitive, affective, conative, socio-cultural (covered in detail in Topic 2).
  • Self-efficacy (Bandura, 1977) — belief in one’s capacity to learn.

4.5 Factor 3 — Support Material

Support material is the content artefact — what teacher and learner work with during the lesson.

4.5.1 A Working Taxonomy

TipCategories of Support Material
Type Examples Best for
Print Textbook, reference, handout, workbook Sustained engagement, depth
Visual Charts, posters, diagrams, models Spatial concepts, taxonomies
Audio Podcasts, language tapes Listening, mobility
Audiovisual Documentaries, animations Process, procedure
Digital / ICT Slide decks, e-books, MOOCs, virtual labs Self-pacing, accessibility
Open Educational Resources (OER) SWAYAM, NPTEL, NDLI, OER Commons Access at scale, equity

Dale’s Cone of Experience (1946) ranks these from concrete (direct experience) to abstract (verbal symbols); the senior teacher chooses the level that matches the lesson’s cognitive target.

4.5.2 Indian Digital Initiatives — Essential Names

TipIndian ICT-Support Platforms
Platform Full form / nature Coordinator What it offers
SWAYAM Study Webs of Active-learning for Young Aspiring Minds UGC (non-tech PG); CEC for UG; AICTE (tech); NPTEL (engg) MOOCs from Indian institutions; proctored certification
NPTEL National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning IITs + IISc Engineering/science MOOCs
SWAYAM Prabha INFLIBNET 32+ DTH educational TV channels
NDLI National Digital Library of India IIT Kharagpur, MoE Books, journals, theses
e-PG Pathshala Postgraduate e-content UGC PG e-modules
NMEICT National Mission on Education through ICT MoE Umbrella ICT-in-HE programme

NEP-2020 makes high-quality support material — print + digital + OER — a quality-assurance benchmark for HEIs.

4.6 Factor 4 — Instructional Facilities

Instructional facilities are the physical and digital infrastructure. Facilities are necessary but not sufficient: a smart classroom whose teacher does not use the smart-board reduces to an ordinary classroom with an extra cable.

TipFive Categories of Instructional Facility
Category Examples Quality indicator
Classrooms Lecture halls, tutorial rooms, smart classrooms Area, ventilation, lighting, acoustics, AV
Laboratories Subject labs, computer labs, language lab Functional equipment, safety, maintenance
Library Print + digital + reading area Access hours, search infrastructure, e-resources
ICT infrastructure Wi-Fi, LMS, smart-boards, projectors Uptime, support, security, currency
Co-curricular Sports, auditorium, makerspace, studio Coverage for all learners

AISHE (annual MoE survey) and NAAC criterion 4 (Infrastructure & Learning Resources) explicitly weight instructional facilities.

4.7 Factor 5 — Learning Environment

The climate of the classroom — physical, psychological, social. The same well-equipped lecture hall feels different on the day the teacher is irritable, on the day a peer-conflict has broken out, and on the day curtains have been opened to let the light in.

4.7.1 Three Layers

TipThree Layers of Learning Environment
Layer What it covers Cues
Physical Lighting, acoustics, seating, ventilation, temperature, accessibility Slumped posture, squinting, restlessness
Psychological Safety, fairness, expectancy, low-stakes climate, trust Hesitation to ask, fear of error
Social Peer relations, group composition, inclusion Cliques, exclusion, silent learners

flowchart TB
  P[Physical layer<br/>Light · Sound · Space] --> C{{Classroom<br/>Climate}}
  Y[Psychological layer<br/>Safety · Fairness · Trust] --> C
  S[Social layer<br/>Inclusion · Peers · Group] --> C
  C --> O[Engagement and<br/>Achievement]
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4.7.2 Anderson & Walberg — Learning Environment Inventory (LEI)

Anderson & Walberg developed the Learning Environment Inventory (LEI) to measure classroom climate. It has 15 scales — cohesiveness, friction, formality, goal direction, satisfaction, apathy, democracy, competitiveness, diversity, environment, speed, difficulty, disorganisation, favouritism, cliqueness.

4.7.3 Marzano’s School-Level Factors

Robert Marzano (McREL, 2001 — Classroom Instruction That Works) identifies 5 school-level factors that affect achievement: guaranteed and viable curriculum, challenging goals + effective feedback, parent and community involvement, safe and orderly environment, collegiality and professionalism. Marzano also lists 9 high-yield instructional strategies: similarities/differences, summarising/note-taking, reinforcing effort, homework/practice, non-linguistic representations, cooperative learning, objectives & feedback, generating/testing hypotheses, cues/questions/advance organisers.

4.8 Factor 6 — Institution

Institutional culture, leadership, governance and resourcing decide whether a good teacher can teach well.

4.8.1 Four Institutional Levers

TipFour Institutional Levers
Lever Examples
Leadership & governance Vice-Chancellor, Principal, IQAC, BoS
Academic culture Norms of preparation, peer observation, scholarly dialogue
Policy & quality assurance NEP 2020, UGC norms, NAAC, NIRF
Curriculum architecture CBCS, semester structure, contact hours, FYUP

4.8.2 IQAC and AQAR

Every accredited HEI must have an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) — mandated by NAAC. The IQAC publishes an Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) every year, tracking quality improvement. The IQAC is the institution’s quality nerve centre.

4.8.3 NAAC — Seven Criteria

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) (1994) accredits HEIs across seven criteria:

TipNAAC’s Seven Criteria (with college weights)
# Criterion Weight (College, /1000)
1 Curricular Aspects 150
2 Teaching-Learning & Evaluation 350 (highest)
3 Research, Innovations & Extension 110
4 Infrastructure & Learning Resources 100
5 Student Support & Progression 130
6 Governance, Leadership & Management 100
7 Institutional Values & Best Practices 60

The legacy CGPA grading (4-point scale): A++ (3.76–4.00), A+ (3.26–3.75), A (3.01–3.25), B++, B+, B, C, D. Accreditation cycle: 5 years.

Note2024 NAAC reform

In January 2024, NAAC announced a transition from CGPA to a Binary Accreditation (Accredited / Not Accredited) and Maturity-Based Graded Levels (MBGL) 1 to 5 — a phased reform now under implementation.

4.8.4 NIRF Parameters

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) (Ministry of Education, 2015) ranks Indian HEIs annually on five parameters:

TipNIRF Five Parameters
Parameter Weight
TLR — Teaching, Learning & Resources 30
RPC — Research and Professional Practice 30
GO — Graduation Outcomes 20
OI — Outreach & Inclusivity 10
PR — Peer Perception 10

4.8.5 NEP 2020 — Institutional Reforms

TipNEP-2020 Provisions on Teacher Quality and Institutions
  • 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) — minimum qualification for school teachers by 2030.
  • National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) — to be developed by NCTE.
  • 50 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) per year for every teacher.
  • HECI (Higher Education Commission of India) — single regulator with four verticals: NHERC, NAC, HEGC, GEC.
  • HEI categories: Type 1 Research University, Type 2 Teaching University, Type 3 Autonomous College.
  • GER target: 50 % by 2035 in higher education.
  • National Mission for Mentoring for teachers.

4.8.6 Regulatory Bodies

TipIndian HE Regulators
  • UGC — universities (general)
  • AICTE — technical education
  • NCTE — teacher education
  • NMC (replaced MCI 2020) — medical
  • BCI — legal
  • NAAC — accreditation
  • NIRF — ranking

4.9 How the Six Factors Interact

flowchart LR
  T[Teacher quality] --> Q((Learning<br/>Outcome))
  L[Learner quality] --> Q
  M[Material] --> Q
  F[Facility] --> Q
  E[Environment] --> Q
  I[Institution] --> Q
  Q -. Outcome data .-> R[Reflective<br/>Improvement]
  R -. Acts on .-> T
  R -. Acts on .-> M
  R -. Acts on .-> F
  R -. Acts on .-> E
  R -. Acts on .-> I
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The dotted feedback loop is what makes teaching a discipline — outcome data informs the next round of decisions about every factor.

4.10 Theory Anchors at a Glance

TipPersons & Years to Memorise
Person Year Contribution PYQ hook
David P. Ausubel 1968 Advance organiser; “what learner already knows” Learner prior-knowledge
Herbert J. Walberg 1981 Educational Productivity Model — 9 factors / 3 clusters Aptitude / Instruction / Environment
James S. Coleman 1966 Equality of Educational Opportunity report Family SES > school; teacher quality > resources
Anderson & Walberg late 1960s Learning Environment Inventory (LEI) — 15 scales Classroom climate measurement
N.A. Flanders 1960 Interaction Analysis — 10 categories, 3-sec sampling Verbal classroom behaviour
Allen & Ryan 1966 Microteaching at Stanford Skill-by-skill training
Joyce & Weil 1972 Models of Teaching — 4 families Information / Social / Personal / Behavioural
Robert Marzano (McREL) 2001 9 high-yield strategies; 5 school-level factors Effective instruction

4.11 Practice Questions

Q 01 Six Factors Easy

The official UGC-NET syllabus names how many factors affecting teaching?

  • AThree
  • BFour
  • CSix
  • DEight
View solution
Correct Option: C
Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment, and Institution.
Q 02 Categorisation Medium

Which of the following is NOT a learner-related factor?

  • AMotivation
  • BIntelligence
  • CNAAC grade of the college
  • DPrior learning
View solution
Correct Option: C
NAAC grade is an institution-related factor. Motivation, intelligence, prior learning are all learner factors. (July 2018 cycle.)
Q 03 Categorisation Medium

"Smart classrooms, computer laboratory, and library" together belong to which factor?

  • ASupport material
  • BInstructional facilities
  • CLearning environment
  • DInstitution
View solution
Correct Option: B
Smart classrooms, labs, library = instructional facilities (physical/digital infrastructure).
Q 04 Categorisation Medium

SWAYAM, NPTEL, e-PG Pathshala, and NDLI are examples of:

  • ATeacher factors
  • BICT-based support material
  • CInstructional facilities
  • DLearner factors
View solution
Correct Option: B
All four are open educational resources / digital content platforms — support material, specifically ICT-based.
Q 05 SWAYAM Coordinator Hard

For non-technical postgraduate education on SWAYAM, the National Coordinator is:

  • AAICTE
  • BUGC
  • CCEC
  • DNPTEL
View solution
Correct Option: B
SWAYAM National Coordinators: UGC = non-tech PG; CEC = UG; AICTE = technical; NPTEL = engineering; NCERT = school; IGNOU = open & distance.
Q 06 Walberg Medium

Walberg's Educational Productivity Model (1981) groups its nine factors into how many clusters?

  • ATwo — Internal and External
  • BThree — Aptitude, Instruction, Environment
  • CFour — Cognitive, Affective, Social, Physical
  • DFive — School, Home, Peer, Media, Curriculum
View solution
Correct Option: B
Walberg's 3 clusters: Aptitude (ability, motivation, age) · Instruction (quantity, quality) · Environment (home, classroom, peer, mass media).
Q 07 Ausubel Medium

"The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows." This principle is by:

  • ABloom
  • BPiaget
  • CAusubel
  • DSkinner
View solution
Correct Option: C
David P. Ausubel, Educational Psychology: A Cognitive View (1968), preface p. vi. Underlies advance-organiser strategy.
Q 08 Coleman Report Hard

The Coleman Report (1966), Equality of Educational Opportunity, established that among in-school factors, the most consequential for achievement is:

  • AClass size
  • BTeacher quality
  • CPer-pupil expenditure
  • DSchool building quality
View solution
Correct Option: B
Coleman found family SES outweighs school resources overall; among in-school factors, teacher quality matters most — more than class size or spending.
Q 09 Microteaching Medium

Microteaching was developed at Stanford University in 1966 by:

  • ABruner and Joyce
  • BAllen and Ryan
  • CBloom and Krathwohl
  • DSkinner and Glaser
View solution
Correct Option: B
Dwight W. Allen and Kevin A. Ryan, Stanford, 1966. The microteaching cycle isolates and drills one teaching skill at a time in a 5–10 minute scaled-down lesson.
Q 10 Flanders Medium

Flanders Interaction Analysis classifies classroom verbal interaction every:

  • A1 second
  • B3 seconds
  • C10 seconds
  • D30 seconds
View solution
Correct Option: B
FIACS samples classroom verbal behaviour every 3 seconds into one of 10 categories. Derived metric: i/d ratio (indirect/direct teacher influence).
Q 11 Teacher Attributes Easy

"Voice modulation" is best classified as a teacher attribute belonging to which cluster?

  • AProfessional preparation
  • BPersonality
  • CCommunication
  • DReflective practice
View solution
Correct Option: C
Voice, clarity, language, listening sit in the communication cluster.
Q 12 Char vs Comp Hard

Which of the following is best classified as a teacher competency rather than a teacher characteristic?

  • APatience
  • BEnthusiasm
  • CDesigning rubric-based assessment
  • DIntegrity
View solution
Correct Option: C
Competencies are trainable, measurable knowledge + skill + attitude bundles (e.g., assessment design). Patience, enthusiasm, integrity are characteristics (innate traits).
Q 13 Learning Environment Medium

Match the layer of learning environment with the cue the teacher reads:

(i) Physical (a) Hesitation to ask questions
(ii) Psychological (b) Squinting and slumped posture
(iii) Social (c) Cliques and excluded learners
  • A(i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(c)
  • B(i)-(a), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b)
  • C(i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a)
  • D(i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a)
View solution
Correct Option: A
Physical → posture/squinting; Psychological → hesitation; Social → cliques.
Q 14 LEI Hard

The Learning Environment Inventory (LEI), used to measure classroom climate on 15 scales, was developed by:

  • ABloom and Krathwohl
  • BAnderson and Walberg
  • CFlanders and Amidon
  • DBandura and Skinner
View solution
Correct Option: B
Anderson and Walberg developed the LEI (late 1960s). Its 15 scales include cohesiveness, friction, formality, goal direction, satisfaction, apathy, democracy, competitiveness, etc.
Q 15 Institutional Factors Easy

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of a college is best located under which factor?

  • ASupport material
  • BInstructional facilities
  • CLearning environment
  • DInstitutional factors
View solution
Correct Option: D
IQAC is the institution's quality-assurance governance — mandated by NAAC; publishes the AQAR annually.
Q 16 NAAC Criteria Medium

Among NAAC's seven assessment criteria, the one with the highest score weight for colleges is:

  • ACurricular Aspects
  • BTeaching-Learning & Evaluation
  • CResearch, Innovations & Extension
  • DGovernance, Leadership & Management
View solution
Correct Option: B
For colleges, Teaching-Learning & Evaluation (Criterion 2) carries 350 of 1000 — the highest weight.
Q 17 NIRF Hard

The NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) uses how many parameters, and TLR carries what weight?

  • A3 parameters; TLR = 50
  • B5 parameters; TLR = 30
  • C7 parameters; TLR = 20
  • D4 parameters; TLR = 40
View solution
Correct Option: B
NIRF: 5 parameters — TLR 30, RPC 30, GO 20, OI 10, PR 10.
Q 18 NEP 2020 Medium

Under NEP 2020, the minimum qualification for school teachers by 2030 is:

  • A2-year B.Ed.
  • B4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP)
  • CM.Ed.
  • DD.Ed.
View solution
Correct Option: B
NEP 2020 mandates 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) as the minimum qualification for school teachers by 2030.
Q 19 Factor Interaction Medium

A teacher in a smart classroom with a non-functional projector continues with chalk-and-talk and successfully covers the lesson. This illustrates which interaction pattern?

  • AMultiplication
  • BCompensation
  • CBottleneck
  • DCancellation
View solution
Correct Option: B
The teacher is compensating for failure in the facility factor through the teacher factor.
Q 20 HECI Verticals Hard

Under NEP 2020, the proposed Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) will have four verticals:

  • ANHERC, NAC, HEGC, GEC
  • BUGC, AICTE, NCTE, NAAC
  • CNTA, NIRF, NEAT, ABC
  • DNMC, BCI, MCI, DCI
View solution
Correct Option: A
HECI's four verticals: NHERC (regulation) · NAC (accreditation) · HEGC (funding) · GEC (standards).

4.12 Quick Recall

ImportantQuick recall
  • Six factors: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Facility, Environment, Institution.
  • Walberg (1981): 9 factors / 3 clusters — Aptitude (ability, motivation, age) · Instruction (quantity, quality) · Environment (home, classroom, peer, mass media).
  • Coleman Report (1966): Family SES > school resources; among in-school factors, teacher quality matters most.
  • Ausubel (1968): “Most important single factor … is what the learner already knows.” Advance organiser.
  • Microteaching: Allen & Ryan, Stanford, 1966; cycle = teach 5–10 min → feedback → re-teach.
  • Flanders Interaction Analysis: 10 categories, sampled every 3 seconds; i/d ratio.
  • Anderson & Walberg LEI: 15 scales of classroom climate.
  • Marzano (McREL, 2001): 9 high-yield strategies + 5 school-level factors.
  • NAAC: 7 criteria; Criterion 2 (Teaching-Learning) = 350/1000 highest for colleges. Legacy CGPA: O / A++ / A+ / A / B++ … 2024 reform → Binary + Maturity-Based Graded Levels.
  • NIRF: 5 parameters — TLR 30, RPC 30, GO 20, OI 10, PR 10.
  • NEP-2020: 4-year ITEP by 2030; NPST by NCTE; 50 hr CPD/year; HECI with 4 verticals (NHERC, NAC, HEGC, GEC); GER 50 % by 2035.
  • Indian ICT platforms: SWAYAM (UGC for non-tech PG; CEC UG; AICTE tech; NPTEL engg) · SWAYAM Prabha (DTH) · NDLI · e-PG Pathshala · NMEICT.
  • Factor interactions: Compensation, Multiplication, Bottleneck.