Madhya Pradesh launches National Education Policy 2020, becomes second in the country
The new policy also focuses on National Service Scheme (NSS), National Cadet Corps (NCC) and skill-based subjects, the Higher Education Minister Mohan Yadav said.
Madhya Pradesh government has launched the National Education Policy 2020 and has become the second state in the country to implement NEP 2020 after Karnataka. The event was attended by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Governor Mangubhai C Patel and Higher Education Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav.
While speaking at the event, Yadav said that the NEP will break all the shackles and will help students to explore outside their boundaries. "Earlier, a student had to study subjects prescribed according to a course. But now they have the freedom to choose their subjects according to their interests," he said.
"The new policy also focuses on National Service Scheme (NSS), National Cadet Corps (NCC) and skill-based subjects," he added. Yadav informed that the government is also introducing agricultural science as a subject in Vikram University and Rani Durgavati University to open up new avenues for students.
The minister further said that the government aims to implement NEP 2020 in all the regions of the state, which includes 16 government universities and 40 private universities, in a span of four years. On being asked about campus placements in the state, Yadav said that the government has taken creative steps to increase placement in the state.
"We have deployed a placement officer for each district in the state. Last year, 86,000 students got jobs through college placements. We intend to increase it to two lakhs this year," he stated.
On July 29, 2020, the Union government had launched the NEP. On its first anniversary, Prime Minister Modi had launched SAFAL (Structured Assessment For Analysing Learning), a competency-based assessment for grades 3, 5, and 8 introduced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
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