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NEP sets vision of developing equitable & vibrant knowledge society: President

NEP sets  vision of developing  equitable & vibrant knowledge society: President

New Delhi, Sep 19(UNI) The National Education Policy aims to reorient the education system towards meeting the needs of the 21st century by achieving the twin objectives of inclusion and excellence, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday.


In the inaugural address of Visitors’ Conference on ‘Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 in Higher Education’, the President said that the NEP sets the vision of developing an equitable and vibrant knowledge society by providing quality education to all.

Appreciating the efforts of the Education Ministry and Dr Kasturirangan and his team, who prepared the policy, the President mentioned that the Policy has been prepared after extensive consultation with 2.5 lakh gram panchayats, more than 12,500 local bodies and about 675 districts generating more than two lakh suggestions thereby reflecting a ground-level understanding.

Encouraging institutions of higher education, President Kovind observed that these institutes have greater responsibility of making India a global knowledge superpower. The quality standards set as benchmark by these institutions would be followed by other institutions.

The President emphasized that fundamental principles of the Policy include creativity and critical thinking in order to encourage logical decision-making and innovation.


He drew inspiration from Bhagvad Gita and the Krishna-Arjun dialogue while reiterating the concept of free communication and discussion between the teacher and the student.


The President said that the NEP also seeks to encourage critical thinking and spirit of enquiry. He opined that effective implementation of the NEP 2020 is likely to restore India’s glory as a great centre of learning as during the times of Takshashila and Nalanda.

Describing the novel features of NEP, President Kovind said that it would also introduce the system of Academic Bank of Credits.


It would digitally store the academic credits earned from various Higher Education Institutions so that degrees can be awarded, taking into account the credits earned by students. This would allow students the freedom to take courses as per their vocational, professional or intellectual requirements in addition to giving flexibility of suitable exit and re-entry points. The need for strict monitoring of B.Ed., vocational and distance-learning courses is also being taken care of in this policy, he added.

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