Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Minister of Education inaugurated an International Webinar on National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, organised by KIIT Deemed to be University on August 28, 2020. The inaugural session of the three-day webinar was also graced by Dr Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS; Prof Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE; Prof D P Singh, Chairman, UGC; Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog; Dr Pankaj Mittal, Secretary-General, AIU; Prof Ved Prakash, Chancellor, KIIT DU; Prof Hrushikesha Mohanty, Vice Chancellor, KIIT-DU; Prof TV Kattimani, Vice Chancellor, Central Tribal University; and Prof Sasmita Samanta, Pro-Vice Chancellor, KIIT-DU.
This is the first of its kind meet on the NEP 2020, bringing 30000 students, Vice Chancellors, policymakers and intellectuals from 50 countries on a common platform.
Inaugurating the webinar, Dr RP Nishank said: “The NEP 2020 is a student-centric policy and reflects dreams and aspirations of the people as it has been framed following wide-ranging consultations. Provisions for early childhood education, emphasis on mother-tongue based childhood education; focus on skills, credit bank and multiple entry and exits are some of the important features of the policy.”