GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that four-year undergraduate courses in colleges of the state will be started from next year.
"Four-year undergraduate courses will be started in colleges of the state from next year. The government has been taking various steps for earning knowledge through the education system. The state government will provide full cooperation in various aspects including up gradation of infrastructure, recruitment of faculty to facilitate to introduce post-graduate classes at Sonari College so that the college become a full-fledged post-graduate college," said CM Sarma.
He also added,"The colleges of the state should play a vital role in the implementation of new education policy (NEP). Every university in the state is preparing itself to launch the new education policy from next year."
CM Sarma further remarked that the NEP 2020 aims to develop a combination of knowledge and wisdom.
Significantly, the Assam CM made the announcement on Sunday while attending the closing ceremony of the Golden Jubilee of Sonari College in Charaideo district.
Souvenirs to mark the celebration were also released by him.
The New Education Policy 2020 envisions a complete overhaul and re-energising of the higher education system to overcome these challenges and thereby deliver high-quality higher education, with equity and inclusion. The policy's vision includes the following key changes to the current system: (a) moving towards a higher educational system consisting of large, multidisciplinary universities and colleges, with at least one in or near every district, and with more HEIs across India that offer medium of instruction or programmes in local/Indian languages; (b) moving towards a more multidisciplinary undergraduate education; (c) moving towards faculty and institutional autonomy; (d) revamping curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and student support for enhanced student experiences; (e) reaffirming the integrity of faculty and institutional leadership positions through merit appointments and career progression based on teaching, research, and service; (f) establishment of a National Research Foundation to fund outstanding peer-reviewed research and to actively seed research in universities and colleges; (g) governance of HEIs by high qualified independent boards having academic and administrative autonomy; (h) "light but tight" regulation by a single regulator for higher education; (i) increased access, equity, and inclusion through a range of measures, including greater opportunities for outstanding public education; scholarships by private/philanthropic universities for disadvantaged and underprivileged students; online education, and Open Distance Learning (ODL); and all infrastructure and learning materials accessible and available to learners with disabilities.
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