Higher education's shift from guru bhakti to neoliberal metrics creates bureaucratic surveillance

Indian higher education has shifted from the traditional teaching philosophy of guru bhakti to a neoliberal model popularized by the National Education Policy.

The new framework emphasizes learning outcomes, employability, and measurable performance indicators monitored through NAAC accreditation and institutional audits.

Critics argue that transforming professors into service providers and student feedback into surveillance scores risks reducing complex education to simple marketing metrics.