ICT Professional Skills and NEP2020: A Special Reference to Library and Information Science Education in Karnataka State

Abstract

As per the fundamental literature the main aim of NEP2020 is to develop knowledge, skills, values as well as social, ethical, emotional capacities and dispositions. LIS has its professional contribution to the society based on of teaching, learning, research and publication especially in ICT based tools. NEP2020 supports responsible commitment to human rights, sustainable development, living as well as the quality of education in the country. This study focuses on investigating the quality of the collaborated outcomes of both NEP2020 and the existing scheme of LIS education. Subject specialization and proper use and understanding of ICT applications used by faculty, research scholars, and PG students of state universities in Karnataka. This study also highlights the PG and Ph.D. syllabus, faculty publication ranking, faculty position, and the ICT papers adopted in their LIS curriculum. All the ten state universities in Karnataka adopted ICT based syllabi for PG as well as Ph.D. programmes. But, 7 universities have more ICT syllabi and only three universities have few ICT syllabi. All the ten Universities have ICT laboratory and skilled ICT faculty for creating new LIS professionals.