Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched four-year degree courses

GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the four-year degree courses in universities and colleges in the state today.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said, "The education system should focus on providing holistic pedagogy to students, not limited to their streams alone. As the National Education Policy-2020 envisages a four-year degree programme, I urge all institutions to adopt it at the earliest."

He said that the Prime Minister had envisaged the NEP-2020 to facilitate the requirement for ‘Vikshit Bharat’. He said, "To achieve that goal and create multiple pathways to learning, Assam has to launch four-year degree courses."

The Chief Minister urged the educational institute to explore ways of utilizing their existing infrastructure to do further research in the second half of the day.

The Chief Minister also said that NEP 2020 has paved the way for transformative changes in the education sector of the country. He also said that the state government has been taking committed steps since the beginning to implement this education policy, which is gradually turning into reality. In the journey for academic excellence in Assam, these initiatives will become milestones in the coming days.

The Chief Minister, moreover, said that the NEP 2020 is the first and most comprehensive education policy, which is all-encompassing, comprehensive, and exhaustive. The other policies or commissions generally dealt with one part or a few limited issues like the role of government in education, fee structures, resource generation, fee waiver, self-financing courses, generating internal revenue by universities, privatisation of higher education, differential fee structures, etc., multidisciplinary, and suited to 21st century needs. It is aimed at bringing out the unique capabilities of each student. That is why NEP 2020 is not just the New Education Policy; it is the New Empowerment Policy, which is an offshoot of the aims and aspirations of our youth and will facilitate the qualitative, moral, and ethical development of our students". He said that the rollout of the NEP 2020 will have a positive impact on Gross gross enrollment ratio in higher education.

Education Minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu, adviser to Education Dr. Nani Gopal Mahanta, and VC Gauhati University Prof. Pratap Jyoti Handique also spoke on the occasion.

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