Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya on Monday said that the state is first among others in the country to implement the National Education Policy-2020.
With the implementation of the NEP, a new era has started in the entire country making the future of the youth secure, the Governor said while addressing at the inauguration of a one-day workshop of Vice Chancellors and Registrars from various Universities across the State at Raj Bhavan.
He said that Universities certainly play a pivotal role for ensuring successful implementation of the NEP in the country. Under this policy, new job oriented courses will be started in Universities as per the current demand.
He said that many Universities have started new courses, which is commendable work.
Dattatreya further said that the main objective of this workshop is to coordinate and review the work done by them. The Centre Government has done commendable job for implementing the NEP and for further ensuring the proper implementation of this policy in the state, Haryana Government has made great efforts, he added.
He said that in this policy, multiple entry and exit systems have been implemented, which will be beneficial for the students. Special feature of the policy is that scientific and social research work will be monitored by forming a ‘National Research Foundation’, which will provide special facilities to the students, the Governor said.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar called upon the Vice Chancellors and Registrars of all the Universities to set the target of taking the dimension of education to higher level and should also ensure that this target is completed within the stipulated time period, so that every youth of the state can get its benefit.
He said that the State Government has set a target of completing all the provisions given in the NEP in Haryana by 2025. Universities will have to take initiative to ensure how the grades of medical education, technical education, higher education can be improved, he said.
The Chief Minister said that Haryana can become a centre of attraction for foreign students due to its proximity to the national capital. Just as Gurugram as an industrial city and Kurukshetra as a religious city have made their mark on the world map, similarly it will be the endeavour of the State Government to make Haryana a global hub of education, he added.
He also said that efforts should be made to organize alumni meet in every University. In addition, Universities should introduce self-financing training and after developing the self-financing system fees of poor students will be borne by the Haryana Government.
The Chief Minister said that to keep a close vigil on examination cheating incidents, Universities should develop new techniques for conducting evaluation and research.