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UGC directs varsities to create awareness about New Education Policy among students, teachers

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The new National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) was approved by the Union Cabinet on July 29. The Cabinet also approved renaming the Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry back as Education Ministry.

The University Grants Commission, UGC on Thursday directed all the universities and colleges to create awareness about the NEP amongst teachers, students, officials and other stakeholders in the higher education system.

In a letter to Vice Chancellors, UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain asked all the universities and colleges to conduct webinars and related online activities. Moreover, it has asked varsities to share the details of activities in this regard on the university activity monitoring portal.
Awareness about NEP:

“There is need to create awareness about NEP amongst teachers, students, officials and other stakeholders in the higher education system.”

“In this regard, you are requested to conduct webinars and related online activities to discuss various policy highlights and implications of the policy with various stakeholders,” UGC Secretary said in a letter to Vice Chancellors.

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The NEP replaces the 34-year-old National Policy on Education framed in 1986 and is aimed at paving the way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems to make India a global knowledge superpower, as reported by PTI.

Here are some of the key features of the new policy:

Courtesy: India Today

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