AICTE-students will be able to study engineering in their mother tongue -Hon. Education Min. Ramesh Pokhriyal

AICTE-students will be able to study engineering in their mother tongue -Hon. Education Min. Ramesh Pokhriyal

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AICTE-students will be able to study engineering in their mother tongue from Academic year 2020-21 -Hon. Education Min. Ramesh Pokhriyal

There is good news for students studying engineering. From the next academic year, students will be able to study engineering in their mother tongue. The Union Ministry of Education has taken a decision in this regard.
From the next academic year (2021-22), mother tongue education will be introduced in selected IITs and NITs in the country. A high level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal.

 

With regard to engineering education, education in mother tongue will be available from next academic year and selected IITs and NITs in the country will be selected in this regard, ”said a senior official in the Ministry of Education.

 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) will start offering engineering courses in mother tongue for the academic session 2021-22, the Ministry of Education said in a press statement Thursday.

The decision, taken in a meeting chaired by Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, is in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP) that calls for education in mother Toungh as far as Possible  

Sources in the ministry said it was felt that the effort should be started in IIT BHU initially as it has a strong base in Hindi. Names of other institutes will be decided after meeting with officials from IIT, NIT and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in the coming days.

Since NEP 2020 was announced, Pokhriyal has been pushing for education in regional languages. In an Interview  in August, Pokhriyal said that education in one’s mother tongue should be imparted wherever possible. He has also advocated the same at public forums and seminars that took place after the NEP announcement.

The University Grants Commission has also been directed to ensure all scholarships, fellowships are disbursed in time and to start a helpline for the same and address all grievances of the students immediately," the official said.

The University Grants Commission has also been directed to ensure all scholarships, fellowships are disbursed in time and to start a helpline for the same and address all grievances of the students immediately," the official said.

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