STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The 2-Day conference on New Education Policy (NEP) – 2020 concluded on Thursday at P.S.P.S. Govt. PG College for Women, Gandhi Nagar. Prof. Umesh Rai, Vice-Chancellor Jammu University was the Chief Guest, while Rakesh Badyal, Special Secretary, HED, J&K; Prof. Yasmeen Ashai, Director Colleges , HED, J&K presided over different sessions.
The concluding session began with a formal welcome address by Prof. G.S. Rakwa, Principal, MAM College. Prof. S.P. Saraswat, Principal, Govt. College for Women, Parade, gave a brief overview about the two-day conference. This was followed by the concluding remarks about the conference by Prof. Yasmeen Ashai, Director Colleges. She quoted Neil Armstrong “one step for man and leap for mankind.” By this she meant that holistic education was like one step by NEP and the leap of mankind is about pedagogy which will evolve in a phased manner by making education more experimental, learned centre, discussion based, flexible and of course enjoyable. Rakesh Badyal informed the participants that 19-B.Voc Programmes will start in 16 identified colleges from this session. “Similarly, 14 GDCs have been identified to establish CIIITs under the Hub/Spoke model. IIT and IIM Jammu, will also develop 10 incubation centres in Degree Colleges under Hub/Spoke Model” he added. Prof. Umesh Rai said that entire NEP is based on Gandhian thought of education ie. Mind, Body and Spirit.
“Education is directly connected with the ‘Nature’ & ‘Society.’ Application of Information Technology, Mathematical Ability, and Analytical and Communication skill should be made mandatory in the curriculum of HEIs to make good foundation of the students” he emphasised. The session concluded with a vote of thanks by Prof. Sugandha Mahajan, Dept. of Botany, PSPS Govt. PG College.
