N. Siva Prasad

Government schools in India offer numerous student-friendly benefits: free education, qualified and better-paid teachers, mid-day meals, free textbooks and uniforms, and low or zero fees. These should make them the natural first choice for most families, especially in rural and low-income communities. Yet, enrollment in government schools has been steadily declining, particularly in urban and semi-urban areas.

Entrepreneurship is no longer the domain of MBA classrooms or corporate boardrooms. It has transformed into a global, interdisciplinary, and socially conscious movement, empowering individuals to address economic, environmental, and humanitarian challenges through innovation. As the world’s most populous youth nation, India finds itself at a pivotal moment—where the integration of entrepreneurship education across academic disciplines could reshape its future.

As Indian higher education undergoes a transformation through the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, a critical academic question surfaces: Should English be taught as a common foundational course across disciplines, or should it be customized to suit each field’s professional communication needs? This is not just a linguistic concern — it’s a curricular and structural one, touching upon inclusion, employability, and institutional efficiency.