Calling for a Malviya Mission, the Education Minister reviewed the report on the institutional mechanism for capacity building of teachers and faculty members in higher education institutes.
Education Minister calls for Malviya Mission to develop nation-wide ecosystem for faculty development
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said that a multi-dimensional approach is required to upskill faculty aligned with the challenges of 21st-century India. Calling for a Malviya Mission, the Education Minister reviewed the report on the institutional mechanism for capacity building of teachers and faculty members in higher education institutes.
The focus of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is on teacher education, he said, adding that a multidisciplinary approach toward teacher education with a focus on Indian values, languages, knowledge, ethos, and traditions is required.
The Education Minister tweeted from his account, “Reviewed the report on the institutional mechanism for capacity building of teacher/faculty in higher education institutes. Called for a “Malviya Mission” to set up a nationwide ecosystem for faculty development.”
Meanwhile, on Monday, the Education Minister launched the textbook Introduction to Indian Knowledge Systems: Concepts and Applications". The book seeks to introduce the epistemology and ontology of IKS to Engineering and Science students. The book is written by Dr. B. Mahadevan, an IIM Bangalore Professor, Dr. Vinayak Rajat Bhat and Dr. Nagendra Pavana R.N in association with SVYASA, Bangalore and Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, “IKS is based on the ethos and the very idea of India instilled by the Gurus of this great civilization. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, there has been a paradigm shift in the Indian education system with the inclusion of innovations in technical education," as per the press statement.
It must be noted that in 2018, the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) introduced a mandatory course on Indian Knowledge Systems (lKS) under its model curriculum.
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