‘Policies in place for country’s educational growth’
The Hindu
AICTE chairman addresses lecture on higher education in post-pandemic India
The future of education comes with a blended environment and fortunately, the National Education Policy-2020 envisioned the change long ago and introduced a relevant policy to ensure the educational growth of the country, opined Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Multidisciplinary Education and Research Universities (MERU), Academic Bank of Credits, National Academic Depository are some of the revolutionary changes that are going to benefit the next generations in the post-COVID days, he said. He was speaking at the 10th edition of the University Distinguished Lecture (UDL) Series, organised by SRM University, Andhra Pradesh. The series focussed on the problem of the current times, ‘Higher Education in India in Post-COVID-19’. Prof. Sahasrabudhe said platforms such as Swayam and National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) came into existence to digitally bring quality education to everyone. He reminded that digital education carries a boon that no one can ignore.
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