Budget 2021: Great expectations for NEP
Times of Bennett | Updated: Apr 18, 2021 14:58
By Shambhavi Upadhyaya
As India awaits the Union Budget 2021, the
The Education sector is all set to the changes that would come with the NEP. "Schools and colleges around India will need to revamp their education models to comply with the recently announced
An incentive for student welfare in the form of easy access to research and scholarships is envisaged. “The changes by NEP 2020 cannot happen only with
“The NEP 2020 underlines the need to create a robust research ecosystem in our country, something that would, over time, be an important catalyst in driving India forward.
“At a time when food and energy costs have been rising, healthcare has been inadequate, and climate change threats are increasingly visible, investments in R&D of the physical kind become more important than ever,” Rupamanjari Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University and Co-Chair, FICCI Higher Education Committee, stated.
Educational institutions are anticipating an effort into building a scientific temperament in the students and also to offer other alternatives in the creative fields.
“In the 2021 Budget, we look forward to adequate outlay of funds to higher education institutions, both public and private, for the purpose of scientific enquiry and research.
“This will enable young minds, right from the undergraduate levels, to develop scientific thought to meet India’s most pressing societal and industrial needs,” Ghosh added.
Finally, great expectations are being put into skill development and vocational training to tackle the problem of unemployment for students who face a rapidly changing job scenario and the lack of required skills which have evolved alongside jobs.
The story first appeared in The Times of Bennett, the lab newspaper produced by the first semester students of The Times School of Media.
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