‘IGNOU to make higher education more accessible in regional languages’
In his Republic-Day address from the campus, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Nageshwar Rao said the university has undertaken the translation work in a big way.
In his Republic-Day address from the campus, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Nageshwar Rao said the university has undertaken the translation work in a big way.
Higher education of the country is set to take a giant leap as for the first time, foreign universities will be able to set up their campuses in India.
The meeting has also approved a proposal to start institutions in higher education in the cooperative sector, on private -public- participation model and using private sector investment.
The Aligarh Muslim University, Amity University, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Manipal University, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, and University of Calcutta have been placed at the 9-14 ranks among the universities in the country and in the 901-1000 bracket among world universities.
There are many recent instances where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have advocated the use and importance of Indian languages.
Appreciating the efforts of the Education Ministry and Dr Kasturirangan and his team, who prepared the policy, the President mentioned that the Policy has been prepared after extensive consultation with 2.5 lakh gram panchayats, more than 12,500 local bodies and about 675 districts generating more than two lakh suggestions thereby reflecting a ground-level understanding.
The National Education Policy suggests that rich Indian legacies must not only be preserved but also researched and put to new uses through education
Lofty futuristic goals no doubt, with tectonic potential to transform India from an educationally laggard country into a self-reliant knowledge superpower only if sincere implementation can be ensured which would need enormous resources, and it is here that the NEP disappoints. The total combined public expenditure on education by the Centre and the states, currently at only about 4 per cent of GDP, falls way behind the target of 6 per cent envisaged in all previous Education Policies
A number of dignitaries including the Chairman and Members, Committee for Draft NEP as well as eminent academicians/scientists will speak on different aspects of the National Education Policy.
HRD ministry, last month had decided concessions available for Kashmiri migrants will also be available to non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits, for admission into higher educational institutions in other parts of the country from the 2020-21 academic session.
