Opposing NEP-2020 for non-academic reasons undermines students’ future Mysore/Mysuru: University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar has expressed concerns regarding the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. He pointed out that there is opposition to NEP-2020 in some quarters, questioning the rationale behind such opposition and emphasising the policy’s significance as…
Natl. Education Policy aids students in becoming employers
December 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. J.B. Nadda, Director, Consortium for Educational Communication, New Delhi, delivered a special lecture on ‘Organisational Behaviour’ at the Post Graduate Wing of SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, KRS Road, Metagalli, recently. Speaking about the various concepts of Organisational Behaviour, he gave a new interpretation for the concepts such as Managerial Functions, Intervention of…
Mysore University School of Engineering: Admissions open for 2021-22
November 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) will be starting ‘Mysore University School of Engineering’ from the academic year 2021-22 in Manasagangothri Campus keeping in mind the National Education Policy (NEP – 2020) which aims to propagate, concentrate and introduce multi-disciplinary studies in Universities across the country. The UoM has created a new ‘Faculty of Engineering’…
Former VCs to hold conference in city to end confusion over NEP
September 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to end the confusion among stakeholders about the National Education Policy (NEP-2020), the Forum of Former Vice-Chancellors of Karnataka (FFVCK) will be holding a conference in the city next month. Announcing this at a press meet at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri campus here on Monday, Forum President and former University of…
Ex-IAS Officer to head Task Force for implementation of NEP
September 18, 2021Bengaluru: Karnataka Government has constituted a Task Force headed by former IAS Officer Madan Gopal to implement the new National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020) in School education. Gopal has served as Commissioner of Public Instruction and as Education Secretary also. The 21-Member Task Force has experts from the field of education, including B.S. Rishikesh from the…
Govt. ready for debate on NEP with open mind: CM
September 15, 2021Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai today said the State Government is ready to have a debate on NEP-2020 with an open mind and nobody should get anxious about it. “The Government is ready to deliberate on the National Education Policy (NEP) with an open mind. We will make students understand that NEP is a revolutionary…
Career Hub launched at UoM
August 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the unveiling of NEP-2020, Minister for Higher Education Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan also inaugurated a slew of development projects initiated by the UoM such as Career Hub, hostels for research scholars, the Centre of Excellence and the Hassan Academic Bhavan. The Career Hub has been constructed with funds from the Centre under…
NEP era begins at UoM from Aug. 20
August 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) is all set to implement the National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020) from the ensuing academic year. The launch ceremony to be held tomorrow will herald a new era of education in the University that will recognise, identify and foster unique capabilities of each student by incorporating flexibility in the learning…
Karnataka first to issue NEP enforcement orders
August 9, 2021Bengaluru: Karnataka has become the first State in India to issue orders with regard to the implementation of National Education Policy-2020, State Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan said. The State Government issued the order last Saturday on the implementation of NEP-2020 with effect from the current academic year 2021-2022. “The implementation will be done…
NEP is undemocratic and dictatorial: Siddharamaiah
August 9, 2021Bengaluru: Senior Congress Leader and former Karnataka CM Siddharamaiah said the decision of the state Government to implement the New Education Policy (NEP) from the current academic year is undemocratic and dictatorial. “It is a dictatorial decision. The NEP has been implemented without any discussion. It is against the spirit of federalism. The policy should…
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