The need to bring internationalization in education: Dr. Ravani
National Level Webinar on New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 brought by Government of India was organized at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Raipur. Dr. Raivani, Director, NIT Raipur, spoke on the three main points of education policy.
He said that it has flexibility, which was given not only to the institutes but also to the students. Under this, there is a provision of multiple exit points with choice based credit, interdisciplinary courses. Another aspect of this is the student-centered approach, with an emphasis on conceptual learning.
The third aspect is towards bringing internationalization in education. He said that today there is a dire need to bring internationalization in education. Only then can India compete with the developed countries of the world. Internationalization will benefit the country, but will also provide employment to students. At the same, Professor of NIT Warangal, Dr. KV Jayakumar discussed the syllabus changes due to NEP and the ability to provide employment.
Vernacular higher education
Dr. PK Sinha, Director, TripleIT Nava Raipur, spoke about the perceived challenges in implementing NEP. He noted the deficiencies in the existing system and discussed various provisions of the new education policy. Which includes higher education in local language etc.
Apart from this, he said that institutions like IIT, NIT, TripleIT will be developed on the lines of interdisciplinary research institutes under the new education policy. Dean of MNIT Jaipur, Dr. Urmila Brighu spoke about the challenges of NEP and the opportunities that come from it. IIT (BHU) Professor Dr. Sanjay Sharma spoke about the new changes in the technical education world due to the new education policy.
There was a very rapid development in the field of technology
Dr. Sameer Bajpayee, head of NIT Raipur CDC, who is coordinating the webinar, said that the new education policy has been brought in an adjusted manner. He said that there has been a rapid development in the field of technology, with which many new innovations are coming out. Apart from this, the technology life cycle has reduced to only two to five years. In such a situation, to prepare the graduates of the 21st century, it is very important to bring innovation in the education system. At the end of the webinar, the professors explained how the new education policy has the potential to change the structure of technical education that exists in the country.