IIT Jodhpur holds workshop on NEP 2020, discusses action points for IITs

IIT Jodhpur organised an online workshop on ‘National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and Action Points for IITs’ to mark Engineers’ Day. 

Prof Santanu Chaudhary, Director, IIT Jodhpur, said, “Since its inception, IIT Jodhpur has encouraged its students for design thinking and when the NEP 2020 was announced we found our undergraduate programme resonating its vision. The unique framework of IIT Jodhpur gives its students the freedom to curate their own programmes. Our collaboration with AIIMS Jodhpur for the master’s medical technology programme is helping us build a strong multidisciplinary foundation for the future.” 

NEP 2020 is a comprehensive framework for elementary education to higher education as well as vocational training in both rural and urban India. After its approval by the Union Cabinet on July 29, 2020, there has been discussion on various forums to find various ways for its effective implementation.  

Rakesh Ranjan, Additional Secretary, Technical Education, Ministry of Education, said, “NEP 2020 acknowledges the need for alternate pathways to learning. We need the IITs to expand its reach of knowledge sharing through online courses and improve industry-academia linkages by utilising National Research Foundation.”

Prof RK Shevgaonkar from IIT Bombay, was the key speaker at the workshop. He said, “With the future of education being technology dominated, the engineering education will focus on innovation, creativity and multidisciplinary thinking.”

NEP 2020 combines the futuristic vision for the country with its glorious past. It encourages a multidimensional skillset, builds upon traditions and values, focuses on cultural-linguistic diversity and different backgrounds, and emphasises on breaking the disciplinary boundaries and pedagogical change for cognitive-affective-life skill development. 

Prof Sarit Kumar Das, Institute Chair Professor, IIT Madras, emphasised on the perspective of higher education in NEP 2020. “NEP is contributing to an equitable and vibrant knowledge society. It emphasises on revamping curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and student support for enhanced student experiences. NEP 2020 is progressing with an approach of institutional restructuring and consolidation with an aim to provide equal emphasis on teaching and research. IITs, being the institute of national and international eminence, must bring flexibility and research-based multidisciplinary approach to their curriculum to provide greater opportunities for outstanding public education. With this multidimensional approach of connecting our past experiences with future aspirations, India can become a global leader in learning.” 

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