Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the policymakers of education and skill development to mark one year of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
On Thursday, PM Modi launched the National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) and National Education Technology Forum (NETF).
During his address to the nation, PM Modi launched multiple initiatives in the education sector.
This includes the academic bank of credit that will provide multiple entries and exit options for students in higher education besides first-year engineering programmes in regional languages and guidelines for internationalisation of higher education.
The list of initiatives launched today includes –
1. Vidya Pravesh, a three-month play-based school preparation module for Grade 1 students.
2. Indian sign language as a subject at secondary level and
3. NISHTHA 2.0, an integrated programme of teacher training designed by the NCERT.
The NEP proposed sweeping changes, including opening up of Indian higher education to foreign universities, dismantling of the UGC and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the introduction of a four-year multidisciplinary undergraduate programme with multiple exit options, and discontinuation of the MPhil programme.