Ensure all scholarships and fellowships are disbursed in time: Education Minister to UGC

Higher Education secretary Amit Khare, Secondary Education secretary Anita Karwal and other senior officials of the Ministry also attended the meeting. Mr Pokhriyal also directed that all the grievances of the students be redressed immediately.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank chaired a high-level review meeting where he discussed various schemes and programmes of the Education Ministry. The Minister during the meeting directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to ensure all scholarships and fellowships are disbursed in time and to start a helpline for the same. 
Higher Education secretary Amit Khare, Secondary Education secretary Anita Karwal and other senior officials of the Ministry attended the meeting. Mr Pokhriyal also directed that all the grievances of the students be redressed immediately.

During the meeting, the Education Ministry also decided to start the technical education , especially Engineering courses imparting education in mother tongue from the next academic year. A few IITs and NITs are being shortlisted to impart technical education in mother tongue, the Education Ministry said today.

The Education Minister said that all the officials of the ministry are working on to ensure proper implementation of the National Education Policy 2020.

The National Testing Agency, conducting body of JEE Main, NEET and other entrance exams, will come out with the syllabus for competitive examinations after assessment of the existing scenario in various boards.

It has also been decided that a campaign will be launched to seek views from students, parents and teachers on how and when to conduct the exams next year.

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