Demand for Science courses shot up after NEP implementation: IISc. Director
The Hindu
Demand for Science courses have gone up post NEP 2020, says IISc. Director Govindan Rangarajan
The demand for Science courses has definitely shot up after the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, said Govindan Rangarajan, Director, Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) on Tuesday.
He was talking during a programme to mark three years of the NEP, organised by various departments of the Government of India to list out the initiatives taken by educational institutions to implement the policy.
This came even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the recent Budget said the NEP would be replaced with a new State Education Policy.
While stating that a multi-disciplinary approach is the key to more people taking up Science, he also said that higher education institutions are also increasing their capacities to accommodate more students.
“The demand (for Science) has definitely increased a lot. Institutions like the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dharwad, the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal are now expanding and even the IISc. is planning to expand our programmes,” Mr. Rangarajan said.
Directors of IIMB, NITK Surathkal, and IIT Dharwad also stressed on the need to make academic programmes multi-disciplinary. “The NEP has certainly set a new framework for the education system going forward,” said Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Director, IIMB.
“Our MBA programmes have always been multi-disciplinary and we are taking steps in increasing the exposure to languages, arts, culture, society, and public policy,” he said.
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