Srinagar, Jan 08: A delegation of the Aryans Group of Colleges on Sunday called on former union human resource development minister Prakash Javadekar in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and held a discussion on the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and other issues.
According to a statement issued by Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura, Near Chandigarh, Dr Anshu Kataria, President, Punjab Unaided Colleges Association (PUCA) and President, Federation of Self Financing Institutions (FSFTI), All India, had a lengthy discussion regarding the NEP with the former minister.
“Prakash Javadekar has led the strong foundation of NEP in our country,” Dr Anshu said. He thanked Javadekar for his special initiative to bring the policy of transparency in the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi and also for taking up the issue of faculty: student ratio from 1:15 to 1:20 on the demand of FSFTI, All India, the statement said.
“Javadekar mentioned that during his tenure, the online approval system was strengthened with AICTE. Later he discussed that NEP will surely change the education map across the country,” Dr Anshu said.
“Javadekar has taken vast initiatives in various fields including the digital format of degrees, Sarthi Programs, 32 new educational channels, better opportunities for specially-abled students; recruitment at IIM & IIT; anti-ragging campaigns, plans for 10 lakhs unemployed youth, and common entrance examination for all central universities,” the statement mentioned.
