NEP has outlined various reasons for low penetration of vocational studies in Indian education system. Which of the following is/are NOT one of them?
A.    Vocational education has in the past focused largely on Grades 11–12 and on dropouts in Grade 8 and upwards
B.    Students passing out from Grades 11–12 with vocational subjects often did not have well-defined pathways to continue with their chosen vocations in higher education
C.   Admission criteria for general higher education were also not designed to provide openings to students who had vocational education qualifications

All of the above statements are reasons given by NEP for poor vocational studies in India. In addition, NEP states that admission criteria for general higher education were not designed to provide openings to students who had vocational education qualifications, leaving them at a disadvantage relative to their compatriots from ‘mainstream’ or ‘academic’ education. This led to a complete lack of vertical mobility for students from the vocational education stream Also, vocational education is perceived to be inferior to mainstream education and meant largely for students who are unable to cope with the latter. This is a perception that affects the choices students make.