PM Modi to address (NEP) LIVE updates: He will also launch multiple initiatives in the education sector. The prime minister will launch the Academic Bank of Credit that will provide multiple entries and exit options for students in higher education
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ANI
PM Modi to address (NEP) LATEST updates
The NEP 2020 is completely future-ready with new initiatives. Students have adapted to the new education system. The education ministry has made many efforts for the new online education like DIKSHA portal, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
PM Modi to address (NEP) LATEST updates
"The Artificial Intelligence program which has just been launched will also make our youth future oriented, opening the way for AI driven economy," said PM Narendra Modi on Thursday.
PM Modi to address (NEP) LATEST updates
Narendra Modi is currently addressing the nation to mark the first anniversay of the NEP. He said, "I want to congratulate everyone that the new education policy has completed a year... Even amid the pandemic, the policy is being implemented with help of suggestions of over lakhs of citizens, teachers, autonomous bodies and by deploying task force, in a phased manner."
PM Modi to address (NEP) LATEST updates
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Vidya Pravesh on Thursday. It is a curriculum created by NCERT. It is a three-month school entering module to teach students numerical and alphabetic literacy. The aim is to strong basic foundation of literacy in students entering schools/
PM Modi to address (NEP) LATEST updates
This will immensely help thousands of our youth every year get better opportunities and create a new paradigm of social justice in our country.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 29, 2021
PM Modi to address (NEP) LATEST updates
India's National Education Policy (NEP) has been given a complete overhaul for the first time in close to three decades with the Union Cabinet givings its approval to the new policy document on 29 July. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), which looked after all education related legislation is also getting a new nomenclature, and will henceforth be known as the Education Ministry.
The key highlights of the revamped policy include a single regulator for higher education institutions, multiple entry and exit options in degree courses, discontinuation of MPhil programmes, "low stakes" board exams and common entrance exams for universities, among other things.
The Union Cabinet has approved the revamped NEP, which was framed in 1986 and revised last in 1992.
PM Modi to address (NEP) LATEST updates
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also launch programmes including Vidya Pravesh, a three-month play-based school preparation module for Class 1 students, Indian sign language as a subject at secondary level and NISHTHA 2.0, an integrated programme of teacher training designed by the NCERT, SAFAL (structured assessment for analyzing learning levels), a competency-based assessment framework for Classes 3, 5 and 8 in CBSE schools and a website dedicated to artificial intelligence.
PM Modi to address (NEP) LATEST updates
This is the first education policy of the 21st century and replaces the thirty-four year old National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986. Built on the foundational pillars of Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability and Accountability, this policy is aligned to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and aims to transform India into a vibrant knowledge society and global knowledge superpower by making both school and college education more holistic, flexible, multidisciplinary, suited to 21st century needs and aimed at bringing out the unique capabilities of each student.
To mark the completion of one year of reforms under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing policymakers in the domain of education and skill development besides students and teachers from across the country at 4:30 pm today via video conferencing.
At 4:30 PM today, I would be taking part in an interesting programme in which we will mark one year of the National Education Policy and add momentum to the efforts towards #TransformingEducation. Key initiatives relating to NEP will be launched. https://t.co/GNvOoJQCbP pic.twitter.com/u72Y57HaTA
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 29, 2021
He will also launch multiple initiatives in the education sector. The prime minister will launch the Academic Bank of Credit that will provide multiple entries and exit options for students in Higher education; 1st Year Engineering Programmes in Regional Languages and Guidelines for Internationalization of Higher Education.
The initiatives to be launched also include Vidya Pravesh, a three-month play-based school preparation module for Grade 1 students, Indian sign language as a subject at secondary level and NISHTHA 2.0, an integrated programme of teacher training designed by the NCERT.
SAFAL (structured assessment for analyzing learning levels), a competency-based assessment framework for Grades 3, 5 and 8 in CBSE schools and a website dedicated to artificial intelligence will also be launched, the PMO said.
The event will witness the launch of the National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) and the National Education Technology Forum (NETF).
These initiatives will mark a significant step towards the realisation of the goals of NEP 2020 and will make the education sector more vibrant and accessible," the PMO said.
The NEP, 2020 is the guiding philosophy for changing the learning landscape, making education holistic and building strong foundations for an Atmanirbhar Bharat, its statement noted, highlighting that it is the first education policy of the 21st century and replaces the 34-year-old National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986.
Built on the foundational pillars of access, equity, quality, affordability, and accountability, this policy is aligned to the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and aims to transform India into a vibrant knowledge society and global knowledge superpower by making both school and college education more holistic, flexible, multidisciplinary and suited to 21st century needs while aimed at bringing out the unique capabilities of each student.
To make the movement of visitors easy, the three existing platforms have been connected to subways. The platforms will have a seating facility that can accommodate at least 480 people
The prime minister also inaugurated projects worth around Rs 744 crore and laid the foundation stones of several projects and public works worth about Rs 839 crore
The disruption by Opposition members drew sharp criticism from Prime Minister Modi who accused them of being unable to digest the fact that a large number of new ministers are women, Dalits, tribals and those from other backward classes