Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan participated in an important letter (Loi) handover ceremony with Liverpool University, marking a milestone in promoting international educational cooperation.
Speaking at an event, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan emphasized India’s ambitious educational goals under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
Pradhan highlighted the scale of India’s education system. He said that India’s gross enrollment ratio (GER) in higher education is currently 26-27%, NEP has targeted to increase it by 50% within the next five years.
“Today, the number of students in India is 300 million. Of this, 40 million are in higher education … We have more than 1200 universities and 50,000 colleges … but GER (gross enrollment ratio) is around 26-27%. The National Education Policy 2020 recommendation is to be taken up to 50% in the next 5 years.”
Connecting education with national development, the minister said, “Today, India is the 4th largest economy globally. We have a goal given by PM Modi. By 2047, India will have to be a developed nation … If you want to be a developed nation, we have to implement the National Education Policy.
On July 29, 2020, the Union Cabinet of India approved the new National Education Policy to change the 1986 education policy. This policy brings a big positive change in education in India. The main objective of launching the National Education Policy 2022 was to restructure India’s education policy.
Under this new National Education Policy, no one will be forced to learn a particular language. Now, students can choose the language according to their interests. This change is being applied only after considering various analyzes, comments and suggestions of stakeholders. (AI)