Indian Legal Education in the Post-Pandemic World: Contextualising the Impact of National Education Policy 2020

Abstract

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world witnessed a complex, uncertain, and fragile future for itself. The situation was so dramatic and difficult that one cannot afford to be pessimistic, particularly when it comes to the impartation of education. At the same time, COVID-19 reminded humanity that uncertainty also contains great potential. In fact, the global health pandemic saw profound changes in education and acted as the catalyst for the digital transformation of education. Further, during the pandemic, India released its National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), which touched upon every field of higher education and called for the complete abolition of the affiliation system. In light of these developments, the chapter argues that owing to changes planned under NEP 2020 and programs announced by the concerned stakeholders, there is a potential for a massive transformation of legal education in India, provided we take bold and courageous actions.

Keywords: NEP 2020, Digital Transformation, COVID-19, Legal Education, Online Learning