MORADABAD: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the National Education Policy is aimed at delinking degree from education and livelihood opportunities. Addressing students and the youth at Krishna Mahavidyalaya at Thakurdwar here, he said the policy also supplements start-up ecosystem with the promise to open new career and entrepreneurship opportunities for youngsters in India.
Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel, said the NEP-2020 introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reorient India’s education policy as per global benchmarks. Describing it as the biggest path-breaking reform in India since independence, the minister said the new policy is not only progressive and visionary, but is also in keeping with the emerging needs and requirements of 21st century India. He said it gives due priorities to the inherent talent, knowledge, skill and aptitude of the students, rather than focusing only on degrees.
“National Education Policy (NEP-2020) aims at de-linking degree from education and livelihood opportunities,” Singh was quoted as having said in a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry.
He said linking degrees with education has taken a heavy toll on our education system and society as well and one of the fallouts has been an increasing number of educated unemployed. The minister said NEP-2020 is having the provision of multiple entry/exit option thus providing academic flexibility to the students. He said this will have a positive impact on the students related to availing of different career opportunities at different times, depending upon their intrinsic learning and inherent aptitude.
