Director Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jammu, Professor B.S. Sahay today said, National Education Policy 2020 aims at addressing many growing developmental imperatives of India and is emphasizing creating a holistic learning environment. Professor Sahay said this while addressing the media on ‘Strategic Action Plan for Implementing NEP 2020’ at IIM old campus, Jammu.
 
The event was also attended by Director Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jammu, Prof. Manoj Singh Gaur, Assistant Commissioner KV Jammu, Sh. Anil Kumar, Joint Director PIB & CBC J&K, Ladakh, Sh. Gh. Abbas, Assistant Director DD, Sh. Vivek Pathak and Media & Communications Officer, PIB Jammu, Sh. Sheikh Mudasir Amin.
 
Prof. Sahay said, under NEP 2020, students are given increased flexibility and choice of subjects to study, creating holistic and well-rounded individuals equipped with the 21st-century skills. NEP 2020 will create a new system aligned with the aspirational goals of 21st-century education and is laying a particular emphasis on the development of the creative potential of each individual, Prof. Sahai added.
 
Prof. Sahay further said, Jammu is the only region in India having three prestigious institutions located here which have been able the start inter-institutional connections in different fields with the inception of NEP 2020 like the Dual Degree Program (B.Tech. and MBA) with IIT Jammu, MBA in Healthcare and Health Administration with AIIMS Jammu and IIT Jammu and Executive MBA in Corporate Affairs and Management with Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Gurugram.
 
Sh. Manoj Singh Gaur, Director Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu while interacting with media said, NEP 2020 is a path-breaking & comprehensive document making education holistic, affordable, accessible, and equitable for all. With the inception of NEP 2020 and the flexibility provided by it, and B.Tech student who has completed his 6 semesters, can join IIT Jammu for final two semesters after meeting the requisite qualification criteria. This will take place through NCrF’s [National Credit Framework] Academic Bank Criteria of Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) which is a digital or virtual or online store-house of academic credit database of Higher Education Institutions promoting Learner-Centric Education via Seamless Mobility of Learners., Prof. Gaur added.
 
Prof. Gaur further said, the Centre for Essential Skills (CES) at IIT Jammu keeps on training people from outside IIT Jammu with essential skills like Finance, Technology, Soft-skills, and Language and Life skills and so far, CES has benefited 1000 individuals from and across the region.
 
Prof. Gaur informed the latest development is the establishment of Sharad Saraf Centre for Ayurved and Indic Studies which is in line with the NEP 2020’s vision for promoting Indian Knowledge System via Teaching, Training, Research, Collaboration, and Awareness Programs. This will also help in generation of a repository of the Indian Knowledge System as well, he added.