Beyond Digital Literacy: Rethinking India’s New Education Policy (NEP 2020) in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

In Beyond Digital Literacy: Rethinking India’s New Education Policy (NEP 2020) in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, Dattatray Vishwas Gawade critically examines India’s landmark educational reform and identifies a crucial policy gap: the need to transition from broad digital literacy to foundational AI readiness. Focusing on higher education—and drawing deep insights from the rapidly transforming field of finance—the book argues that AI must be treated as a universal, interdisciplinary graduate capability rather than an isolated technical subject. To bridge this divide, the author introduces the original AI Readiness Pyramid (spanning AI Awareness, Literacy, Application, Decision Intelligence, and Governance) along with an Institutional AI Readiness Index and actionable recommendations for “NEP 2.0”. This essential guide provides policymakers, educators, and institutional leaders with a human-centred roadmap to reform curriculum, faculty development, and assessment—ensuring graduates are analytically proficient, ethically grounded, and globally competitive in an AI-driven economy.