Highlighting the new initiatives taken in the first 100 days of the Government, Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Z Irani on Monday said that deliberations for a new education policy will be started in January 2015.
For this, ten goal posts have been identified and research groups are being set up to identify the needs of the country in terms of its research and technology requirements. These groups are expected to share first report by March 2015.
Expressing concern over the quality of learning outcomes, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, R Bhattacharya, said, “In the first 100 days, the highest focus has been on addressing the deficit in learning outcomes in terms of time and subjects. For the upper primary level, Rashtriya Aavishkar Abhiyan will be rolled out in a few months. This would focus on maths and science at both school and higher education level.”
It has also been decided that States would conduct third party assessment for schools every year. A framework for school assessment and evaluation is being developed and is expected to be rolled out by 2015, Bhattacharya added.
R P Sisodia, Joint Secretary, Higher Education, said, “A database of scientists and scholars from India and abroad is also being created to facilitate their interaction with students and faculty which should start from academic year 2015.”
Under a new scheme, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, which would be coordinated by IIT Delhi, reputed institutes will work to evolve technologies for rural development.
Also, to promote vocational education, colleges have been given the power to grant certificate/diploma under the community college scheme implemented by UGC, Sisodia added. UGC has also accorded sanction to 102 community colleges and 127 B. Voc degree programmes entailing financial outlay of 329 crore.
Highlights
* 19 new institutions — five IITs, six IIMs, four Central varsities, one IISER (AP), one NIT (AP), one IIIT (AP), one Tribal varsity in Telangana
* Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat launched as sub component of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
* Swachh Vidyalaya campaign to ensure the provision of a functional toilet in every school before August 15, 2015
* SAWYAM or Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds will be launched which would ensure free learning of online courses by professors of IITs, IIMs, central universities. Small fee will be applicable for certificate
* National E-library operational in academic year 2015
* GIS mapping of schools completed for 13 states, underway for another 8
For Girls
* Beti Bachao Beti Padhao launched
* Scholarships to 4,000 girls to pursue technical education under PRAGATI or Providing Assistance for Girls’ Advancement in Technical Education Initiative
* 300 scholars would be provided fellowship under Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Scholarship for Research in Social Sciences
* UDAAN, undertaken by CBSE, to enable girls to smoothly transit from school to higher education especially in math and science
For Northeast
* Ishan Uday would grant 10,000 scholarships to students for undergraduate studies
* Ishan Vikas would facilitate visits/internships of students with IITs, NITs, IISERs
For Differently Abled
* AICTE to award 1000 scholarships each year to pursue technical education
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