Approval has been given to run 459 courses in 100 higher education institutions in the state. These include 282 certificate and 177 diploma courses. These courses will be helpful for the students in moving forward on the path of life.
In the context of National Education Policy-2020, result based curriculum has been prepared for 85 subjects in the state. This information was given in the departmental review meeting of Higher Education Department held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Mantralaya on Monday.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that running virtual classes during the Corona period has proved useful for the students. It should also be used in normal conditions. Make Madhya Pradesh a model in the field of online education.
The Higher Education Department has done the work of running 200 smart classes in 100 institutions, which is commendable. Higher Education Minister Mohan Yadav, Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, Additional Chief Secretary Higher Education Shailendra Singh, Commissioner Higher Education Deepak Singh and other officials were present.
Work of 75 computer labs and 59 internet lease lines has been done for strengthening information technology infrastructure in 100 higher education institutions of the state. Six modules have been made in the unified portal, work on the remaining 12 modules is in progress.
A platform for Learning Management System has been developed for setting up a Digital Repository. A total of 440 e-contents of 21 subjects have been prepared. Six thousand other e-contents of this type are also being prepared. Studios have been set up in 10 divisions for their production. The work of setting up virtual class rooms in 200 colleges of the state is also going on.
Madhya Pradesh has utilized 86 percent amount, leading in the country
It was informed in the meeting that 55 colleges have been identified for NAAC evaluation for the year 2021-22 in government schools. An amount of Rs 58 crore 23 lakh has been spent in the state in the National Higher Education Campaign in the financial year 2021-22. Madhya Pradesh is among the leading states in the country in this field by utilizing 86 percent of the amount released by the Government of India. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan directed that colleges should be recognized as Sahyogi Kendras for getting placements. Maximum enrollment of students in colleges is not the only objective. Along with providing education according to the current needs, work should be done to start employment based courses.
Consider how important the course is Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that higher education is helpful in building a career, acquiring knowledge and choosing employment for the students. It is very useful for the students having substantial interest in higher education. If students spend important five-six years of life in the teaching campus without any purpose, just for the sake of degree, then we are not able to achieve anything except preparing an army of unemployed youth.