IIT Jodhpur celebrates 13th Foundation Day online

IIT Jodhpur observes 13th foundation day online in the august presence of several key policymakers from the education sector.

Due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur this year has observed the 13th Foundation Day of the institute online on August 2. The event was conducted through a live webcast on the official website of the institute, Youtube and Facebook. The event was graced by several policymakers, who also addressed the virtual gathering during the live webcast. NK Singh, Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, was the Chief Guest of the foundation day, while Amit Khare, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development was the Guest of Honor. The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Dr PK Mishra, delivered the Foundation Day Lecture on “Role of Technology in Shaping Education – The Future Vistas”.

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Professor Santanu Chaudhury, Director, IIT Jodhpur while applauding the New Education Policy (NEP) released by the Government of India said that most of the programs offered by th institute are designed in accordance with the NEP. He further mentioned that IIT Jodhpur is in the process of strengthening its curriculum in Liberal Arts Education. He also announced the best teachers and research excellence award winners of the institute.

Amit Khare, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, MHRD, spoke at length about the NEP and its features specifically the one that concerns higher education. He also appreciated various initiatives of IIT Jodhpur, particularly, about the multidisciplinary and flexible approach being followed in the new academic programs.

NK Singh discussed the role of technology in reshaping and resetting the new social contract. He said that the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged and changed us forever. He said that we need to combine innovation and imagination. This coupled with other changes can rewrite a new social contract.

Dr PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, delivered the Foundation Day Lecture on “Role of Technology in Shaping Education – The future Vistas”. Dr Mishra mentioned that in the post-COVID world, as technologies evolve, this will impact social, economic and human activities in a more comprehensive manner. He said that in the coming days the pace of evolution will be much faster and the transformation will be more widespread and comprehensive. This impact will be felt much more strongly in the field of education.

He highlighted several e-learning projects of the Government of India under National Mission on Education including SWAYAM, National Digital Library and Virtual Lab. Dr Mishra also mentioned the new platforms including National Education Technology Forum (NETF) and National Research Foundation (NRF) proposed to be set up under New Education Policy of the Government of India.

“Further, he [Dr. Mishra] mentioned that while online education has many merits, there are also many challenges such as remotely-proctored exams, conducting laboratory classes, lack of human-to-human interface, etc. He emphasized that the true benefits of online education can be achieved only when the digital divide is reduced. He said that efforts are being made in this direction as well,” the institute said in a statement.

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