New Delhi, Sep 4: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday inaugurated a one-day workshop on the Institutional Development Plan for Higher Education Institutes (HEIs). He also released the UGC Compendium of Regulations (1957-2023) as a single, accessible & reliable source of all UGC rules.

Pradhan, while addressing the audience, said the Higher education Institutes of the country will play a crucial role in realising the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of Viksit Bharat by embracing the core values and spirit of NEP 2020.

He said that Indian higher education institutes need to provide a robust ecosystem where competence is prioritised over simply handing out degrees.

The Minister also talked about the role of the HEIs in redefining the purpose and structure of education, empowering youth and making them future-ready, doubling the gross enrolment ratio, bringing a vast majority of the population under the higher education net, effectively utilising demographic advantage, achieving academic, research & innovation excellence and also the way forward for transforming 5000 HEIs into centres-of-excellence through holistic and inclusive approaches.

Pradhan also said that education will propel India from being a consuming economy to becoming a producing economy.

The Minister also said that education must address 21st-century aspirations and create solutions for local and global challenges. The world looks at India’s talent pool for new models and solutions to challenges of our age, he stated.

Sanjay Murthy, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education; Dr. N.S. Kalsi, Former Chairman, NCVET and Chairman of the Committee working on formulating the IDP Guidelines; M. Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman, UGC; Vice-Chancellors, Nodal Officers, and other dignitaries were also present at the event.

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