Abstract

The twenty first century is predominantly driven by digital technologies and the education sector has been hugely influenced by the advent of these technologies. Youtube has become the first classroom for many and the videos are being extensively viewed for the consumption of firsth and information on diverse subjects. In this study, efforts have been made to determine the popularity, quality, and viewer engagement of Youtube videos on NEP-2020 from the analysis of various parameters such as users' subscriptions, views, comments, likes, etc. The study uses the top 100 youtube videos based on the number of view counts. 70% of the videos have a VIQI score of more than 3 (out of 5) which reflects the content quality is high. More than 60% of viewer comments were in favor of NEP-2020.

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