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Centre open to views on new education policy, says Dharmendra Pradhan

The National Education Policy is not a document containing few pages but has lot of new features for the benefit of students, said Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

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In 2026, the age group of 25 and 29 will have the highest number of people, and in 2036, India's largest population group will be in the late 30s

New Educational Policy aims to assimilate ancient with modern: Pradhan

The new national educational policy (NEP) is the philosophical document of the 21st century that aims to assimilate ancient with the modern, said Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday. Addressing the 20th convocation of the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) here, he said the Union government aims to place the nation among the developed nations by 2047 when the country celebrates 100 years of Independence from British rule. He said the country would play a key role in future development of humanity and restore its glory as the Vishwa Guru.' He wanted the NITK to create a full-fledged sustainable Energy Department to turn the technology institute into a leading lighthouse in energy transition of the country within a decade. The Minister said the country's focus in future should be on key areas like artificial intelligence, machine-learning, data analytics, electronics, genome-editing and 3D printing. Pradhan inaugurated a

No plans to merge NEET, JEE with CUET for next 2 years: Dharmendra Pradhan

There are no plans to merge engineering entrance exam JEE and medical entrance exam NEET with the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), Union Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan said. University Grants Commission Chairman Jagadesh Kumar had last month said in future JEE and NEET will be merged with the CUET. "Merger of NEET, JEE and CUET is currently a concept, a thought and the government has not yet decided upon it in principle," Pradhan said while interacting with students, mostly hailing from his home state Odisha, of Allen Career Institute in here during his one day visit to the city on Tuesday. There is no proposal of merging NEET, JEE with CUET and it will take at least two years to decide upon the concept of a merger of the three exams and to conduct a combined test, Pradhan said while asking the students not to be afraid. On the increasing content in books from class 9 onwards so that students do not have to consult other book

IILM University's Law School is India's 1st NEP 2020 compliant Law School

Its core assessment policy is a 'Credit Based Choice System'. The students have a broad self-selective and self-monitored learning opportunity, which helps them shape their careers

NEP reflects citizens' aspirations, attract overseas students: Amit Shah

Lauding the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said it reflects the aspirations of citizens and a time will come when people from all over the world will seek admission in Indian institutions in large numbers. He said the earlier policy was designed to make a person a successful professional, but the NEP 2020 will not only make a student a great human being, but also transform India into a great nation. Shah was addressing a seminar on India's new education policy on the birth centenary of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president late Kushabhau Thakre at the Mansarovar Hall of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly complex here. The Union home minister said the NEP, approved by the Union Cabinet in 2020, is the soul of India and a declaration of Indianness. The new policy is aimed at harnessing the best ideas in the field of education, and seeks to give priority to Indian arts, culture and accord respect to native languages and mother tongue, .

New Education Policy aims to make education accessible to all: Pradhan

Terming the National Education Policy (NEP) a knowledge document, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that it aims to make education accessible to everyone. Speaking at a session by industry body ASSOCHAM here on Thursday, Pradhan said the Centre is looking to increase enrollment of students at the primary level and ensure they continue their education. "The NEP 2020 is the future of India's education from primary to higher education levels. It aims at promoting all-round development of an individual. It aims to make education accessible to everyone," he said. India has become the epicentre of a knowledge-based economy, he said. "India's academic fraternities have a big role to play in ensuring a rightful place for India to become a global leader. The National Education Policy 2020 is a path towards it," Pradhan said. "When the pandemic began, India did not produce PPE in bulk. In two years, we became one of the leading PPE exporters in the world," the minister said,

Centre working with West Bengal to implement NEP in state: Pradhan

The Centre is working with the West Bengal government to implement the New Education Policy (NEP) in the state, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. Speaking to reporters, Pradhan said the Centre and the state government were holding regular talks and if there is any gap, they are ironing those out. "I am not sure for what reason one will be against the NEP 2020. It is employment-generating, modern and contemporary. In the last two years, we got great feedback from all stakeholders," he said on Saturday, when asked about certain issues raised by the West Bengal government. The state government recently formed a 10-member committee to examine NEP, and assess the need for a state-level policy on education. State Education Minister Bratya Basu had said that the committee will scrutinise various aspects of the policy. The state will then formulate its response to the NEP as education is on the concurrent list, Basu had said. Meanwhile, Pradhan praised CBSE authorities fo

British education system meant to create 'servant class' in India: PM Modi

Addressing a summit on the implementation NEP, Modi said the system should not just produce degree-holders but provide human resources needed to take the country forward

English continues to be the preferred language in competitive exams

Competitive exams are now being conducted in English, Hindi along with 11 other regional languages. However, English is still the first choice preferred by the Indian students.

New education policy will make students self-reliant, says Union minister

Subhas Sarkar said thoughts and works of scholars like Charak, Sushruta, Aryabhatta, Varahmihira, Maitreyi, Gargi etc need to be included in the present curriculum

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BJP lawmaker Rakesh Sinha is scheduled to move a resolution to establish Research Foundations at the state and district levels under the New Education Policy

RSS, BJP leaders, Union ministers hold discussions on new education policy

RSS and BJP leaders and Union ministers held discussions in a two-day meeting

Formulation of NEP live example of cooperative federalism: Pradhan

Formulation of the new National Education Policy (NEP) is a live example of cooperative federalism to achieve a common goal of making India a global hub of knowledge

New Education Policy to turn India into global knowledge hub, says Pradhan

The New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will turn India into a global knowledge hub where IITs will play a crucial role, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday

14 engineering colleges to offer courses in 5 languages: PM Modi

Modi said in the last one year, teachers, principals and policymakers of the country have worked very hard in implementing the National Education Policy on the ground.

Pradhan terms NEP 'guiding philosophy', calls for fast-tracking policy

Noting that the new National Education Policy (NEP) is not merely a document but a guiding philosophy, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called for fast-tracking its implementation.

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The latest challenge to IIM autonomy is counterproductive

NEP doesn't dilute reservations in educational institutions: Pokhriyal

The new National Education Policy (NEP) will not dilute provisions of reservation in educational institutions enshrined in the Constitution, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said