In compliance with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's intention, work will have to be done with commitment to make Madhya Pradesh a leading state in the implementation of National Education Policy. President of Board of Secondary Education and Principal Secretary School Education, Rashmi Arun Shami said this while addressing the inaugural session of a two-day seminar on the topic “Board Reforms and Assessment” under the National Education Policy.
Representatives of various states, centers and various examination boards participated in this seminar held at the local Kushabhau Thackeray International Convention Center (Minto Hall). Prominent among these were CBSE, ICSE, Cambridge, NCERT and IB Board.
Principal Secretary Shami said that education will have a new scenario in the National Education Policy. This seminar has been organized with the intention of having an in-depth discussion on what radical changes should be brought in for the holistic development of the children. The process of bringing changes in the curriculum is also going on. The objective under the new policy is that children should solve the problem together. Group discussion will also be encouraged. She said that she reached successful conclusions through proactive seminars with interactive sessions with other states.
Chairman of Text Book Standing Committee Prakash Bartunia said that the work of improving the quality of education system is going on through the National Education Policy. Improvements and suggestions will also be given by sharing mutual views through seminars. Simultaneously, the compilation of the findings will be sent to higher level. With the inclusion of Indian culture and traditions in the new education policy, the creativity of the student has also been taken care of.
Vice President of Board of Secondary Education Rama Mishra explained the role of National Education Policy.
She said that it is important to implement the policy in a better way. In this policy, students will self-evaluate and parents will also participate in this.
Presentations were made in the seminar, by different states in the light of the National Education Policy 2020 by organizing several sessions on topics such as board reforms, skill-based education and assessment, discussion on holistic assessment, reconsidering basic assessment and future action plans.
Mandal Secretary Umesh Kumar, State Education Center Director Dhanraju S, Fee Regulation Committee Chairman Prof. Ravindra Kanhere were present in the program. Sheela Dahima, Additional Secretary of the Mandal conducted the program.
The concluding session of the seminar will be on December 17 at 3.15 pm. The summary report of the seminar will be presented in the presence of Minister of State (Independent Charge) for School Education Inder Singh Parmar.