Prime Minister to deliver inaugural address at the ?Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy? on August 7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the Inaugural Address at the ‘Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy’ on August 7, 2020, via video conference.

Ministry of Human Resource Development and University Grants Commission will jointly organise the Conclave.

The conclave will have sessions dedicated to significant aspects of education covered under the National Education Policy, 2020 like Holistic, Multidisciplinary and futuristic education, Quality Research, and Equitable use of technology for better reach in Education.

HRD Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal , Union Minister of State, HRD, Sanjay Dhotre will also be present in conclave .

Eminent 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.

Vice-Chancellors of universities, Directors of Institutions and Principals of colleges and other stakeholders will participate in the programme.

The NEP proposes sweeping changes amd opening up of Indian higher education to foreign universities, dismantling of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), introduction of a four-year multidisciplinary undergraduate programme with multiple exit options.

In school education, the policy focuses on overhauling the curriculum, easier Board exams, a reduction in the syllabus to retain core essentials and experiential learning and critical thinking.