Trivandrum: All universities in Kerala, regular under UGC and technical under AICTE alike, will have to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) norms introduced by the government three years back. They will have to introduce more flexibility in their courses as there would be strong demands from the student community to implement NEP reforms. This was disclosed by 2020, Prof J N Moorthy, Director of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram.
Briefing the media on ‘Three Years of NEP 2020’, he said the concept of an ‘academic bank of credit’ in NEP would make the ‘multiple entry and exit options’ in courses an inevitable reform to be implemented by all universities. IISER had already announced plans to introduce the ‘multiple entry and exit’ facility for its BS-MS dual degree courses in the upcoming academic year. He added that instead of the rigid option for exit in the third year with a degree, students could be given multiple exit options with certification at each stage. Similarly, students could also obtain admission to another institution by transferring the credits obtained.
S Unnikrishnan Nair, Director of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, said that under NEP, IIST has implemented experimental learning and simplified the learning process. He added that IIST was in touch with various institutions to find solutions to difficult technical problems.
Mahesh D Dharmadhikari, CBSE Regional Director (Thiruvananthapuram region) said CBSE has implemented various initiatives such as PM SHRI, Nipun Bharat, and PM e-VIDYA to revamp school education in the country.
H C Goyal, Regional Director, Directorate for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Deputy Commissioner (Ernakulam Region), Santhosh Kumar N; and Press Information Bureau, Additional Director General, V Palanichamy were also present at the press conference.