Align With NEP 2020 To Stay Relevant: J-K LG Manoj Sinha To Universities

Jammu and Kashmir made the remarks during the inaugural session of the ‘Round Table Conference’ with newly appointed vice chancellors from various universities of the country in Srinagar.

Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha tells universities to align with NEP 2020 to stay relevant (Representational Image) ( Image Source :twitter.com/manojsinha_ )

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that universities and colleges need to devise a plan and organisational readiness to align themselves on par with the National Educational Policy to stay relevant. “Higher education institutions across the world are undergoing radical transformations. Universities and colleges will have to formulate a strategic plan and organisational readiness for adjustments aligned with NEP 2020 to stay relevant in a constantly evolving world,” Manoj Sinha was quoted as saying by news agency PTI the inaugural session of the ‘Round Table Conference’ with newly appointed vice chancellors from various universities of the country in Srinagar on Tuesday. 

During the session the Jammu and Kashmir L-G further underlined the importance of enhancing the global rankings of Indian colleges and universities. “We need to increase our share in the multi-trillion dollar global education sector. Institutions with aspirational and shared vision should focus to improve ranking. It should be our top priority and we must take bold action to achieve this goal,” he said. 

Underlining the significant growth in the demand for higher education, Sinha, further said that India accounts for around 74% of all new higher education institutions in the world, in the past 10-15 years. Over 13 lakh Indian students are studying in 79 countries across the world, and the Indian students studying overseas are spending approximately USD 30 billion annually. He further said that a good number of countries from the global south are leaning towards welcoming international students. 

Despite having the largest number of higher educational institutions in the world and best facilities, not a single institution of ours is included in the top 10 educational hubs of the world, because of lack of promotion,” he said. 

“But we are lagging behind. On the contrary, we top the list of countries sending the highest number of students abroad. This trend needs to be reversed with a transformational approach,” he added further. He also underlined the intent of the J-K administration towards revamping the education system in the Union territory.

“Since September 2020, J-K is witnessing encouraging reforms in the higher education sector. Universities and colleges have been enabled to focus on demand for education outputs, industry requirements, innovation, new-age skills and to be flexible and resilient to meet the needs of tomorrow,” Manoj Sinha added. 

(With inputs from PTI)