Implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020

Facilitating Engineering Education in Indian Languages

All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has organised conclave on ‘Implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020: Facilitating Engineering Education in Indian Languages’ on July 15, 2022. The conclave was attended by professor Anil D Sahasrabudhe, chairman, AICTE; professor Chamu Krishna Shastry, chairman, High Powered Committee for the Promotion of Indian Languages, Ministry of Education, Government of India, professor M P Poonia, vice chairman (VC), AICTE along with vice chancellor of technical universities, director of NITs and representatives from professional such as Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) to spread awareness about technical education in the Indian Language.
The conclave was divided into different sessions namely ‘Genesis and Importance of Education in Mother Tongue’, ‘Role of the Universities, State Technical Education Department, Regulatory Bodies as an enabler to Impart Technical Education in Indian Languages’ and ‘Future road map to make outcome-based education accessible in Indian languages.
In alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, AICTE has initiated technical education in Indian Languages in the year 2021-22. To provide the course material in Indian Languages, AICTE has introduced ‘AICTE Technical Book Writing and Translation’ in 12 Indian languages which include include Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Urdu and Malayalam.
Faculty Members Mr. Ashish Sharma, Mr Yogesh Sharma and Dr Sandeep Tayal from Department of Computer Science and Engineering, MAIT attended the event.