Futuristic education system being prepared in India: PM on NEP

Futuristic education system being prepared in India: PM on NEP

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PM Modi said the number of IITs, IIMs and medical colleges in the country have increased substantially after 2014.
Futuristic education system being prepared in India: PM on NEP

Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that through the new National Education Policy (NEP), a forward-looking and futuristic education system is being created in the country for the first time. PM Modi, who was addressing the 75th ‘Amrut Mahotsav’ of Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul at Rajkot via video-link, also said the number of IITs, IIMs and medical colleges in the country have increased substantially after 2014, the year when his government came to power for the first time.

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“You know very well that for the bright future of India, our existing education policy and institutes have a big role to play. Therefore, in this ‘amrit kaal’ of independence, whether it is educational infrastructure or education policy, we remain involved with greater speed and expansion,” he said.

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“In the country today, the number of larger educational institutions like IIT, IIIT, IIM, and AIIMS are increasing. After 2014, the number of medical colleges has seen more than 65 per cent increase. Through the new education policy, the country is for the first time preparing an education system that is forward-looking and futuristic,” he said.

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