Brainstorming Session on “National Education Policy - 2020: Developing the Future Roadmap” organized

Brainstorming Session on “National Education Policy - 2020: Developing the Future Roadmap” organized

4th August, 2021, Mumbai

The   ICAR-Central   Institute   of   Fisheries   Education,   Mumbai, Maharashtra organized   a Virtual Brainstorming Session on “National Education Policy - 2020: Developing the Future Roadmap” today.

In his address, the Chief Guest, Dr. R.C. Agarwal, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Education), ICAR & National Director (National Agricultural Higher Education Project), ICAR stressed on the importance of students’ holistic development for addressing the societal issues in a scientific manner and restructuring the Universities as per the NEP - 2020. The DDG outlined the  different  activities  undertaken  by  the ICAR  to  formulate  the  guidelines  for implementing the NEP - 2020 in the agricultural sector. Dr. Agarwal also advised to relook into the budgetary requirements for the different infrastructural developments based on the NEP - 2020 recommendations.

Brainstorming Session on “National Education Policy - 2020: Developing the Future Roadmap” organized

In his address, Dr. Gopal Krishna, Director, ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai, Maharashtra highlighted the importance of NEP - 2020 in achieving the skilled manpower and creating a holistic educational ecosystem.

Dr. N.P. Sahu, Joint Director & Dean, ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai, Maharashtra accentuated the objective of the NEP - 2020 as a paradigm shift from “What to think” to “How to think”. He accentuated on the importance of technology-based education and introducing the “Green  Education”  in  the  syllabus  for  achieving  the  objectives  of  the  NEP - 2020.

The Brainstorming Session was aimed at discussing the issues on developing the ICAR Deemed Universities to Multidisciplinary Institutions as per the NEP - 2020.

The staff members of the Institute also participated in the Brainstorming Session.

(Source: ICAR-Central   Institute   of   Fisheries   Education,   Mumbai, Maharashtra)

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