Union Home Minister inaugurates the Pradhan Mantri Colleges of Excellence for all 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh
- Addressing the inaugural event, the Union Home Minister said that the Prime Minister has set a target to build such an India that when we complete our 100 years of independence in 2047
Key points
- India should be at the top in every field in the world.
- The New Education Policy has been brought by visualizing our needs and requirements for the next 25 years.
- The New Education Policy will give the enabling environment for our students to compete globally, and at the same time remain connected to our ancient culture and languages.
- MP has the honor to become the first state to implement the New Education Policy.
- Madhya Pradesh has been the only state in the entire country that took the initiative to translate the curriculum of engineering and medical science into our mother tongue.
- The launch of Pradhan Mantri Colleges of Excellence is not merely renaming of these colleges. Rs 486 Crores have been invested to upgrade the colleges to match the parameters and criteria fixed for them to become eligible to get the recognition of Pradhan Mantri College of Excellence.
- He said that in these colleges there will be no compartmental education. If a student wants to pursue BA and is also interested in a science subject, he or she can simultaneously pursue a diploma in that subject.
- Even if someone is a commerce student and has an interest in technology, she/he can pursue a diploma course as per her/his interest.
- Madhya Pradesh has scripted an important chapter in the New Education Policy by making it a reality today. He said that the purpose of education is to bring out all the strengths in the student, give them a platform and a chance to grow. It is easy to get marks in the examination by memorizing topics and syllabus but it is very difficult to productively develop inner strengths and talents.
- A course like BSc Agriculture will connect the youth with agriculture and create many new opportunities for self-employment.
- He said that work has been done to connect a lot of diploma courses and certificate courses with IIT Delhi and many other prestigious institutions. Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Academy's books center has also been started in all the 55 colleges.
- The Union Home Minister said that Indore was till now considered a cotton hub and a cleanliness hub, but now it is also moving towards becoming an education hub. He said that Indore is moving ahead in pharma, automobile, textile, food processing sectors.
- Many new courses have been introduced; many universities have also been created.
- Under the new education policy, children will be taught 'syllabus of academics' as well as 'syllabus of life'.
- Through the New Education Policy, the focus has been shifted from quantity to quality and a lot of measures have been taken in the New Education Policy to inculcate in students the habit of 'out of the box' thinking instead of 'orthodox thinking'. The new education policy also seeks to bridge the gap between industry and academics by providing vocational and skill training to the youth.
- The new education policy our education system will come at par with the global standards of the 21st century.
- The Union Home Minister said that today's generation is the generation of Internet, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics and that is why the new education policy has provisions like practicals, skill development, and vocational training.
- He said that in the year 2047, India will definitely stand first in the world.
Prelims Takeaway:
- NEP 2020
- PM Colleges of Excellence