The choice-based credit system (CBCS) and university issues were the main topics of conversation on the final day of Shiksha Manthan-2023. Speakers addressed problems and suggested fixes aimed at improving educational institutions and students.
The meeting was held at the Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University in Kanpur, and it was opened by Pankaj L. Jani, the officer on special duty to the governor of Uttar Pradesh. He highlighted the efforts made by institutions in implementing the CBCS and the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020.
The integration of information and communication technologies, credit transfer, numerous entry/exit choices, undergraduate, diploma, and postgraduate programs, and are some of the major areas of attention.
State institutions face funding limits, teacher shortages, and poor facilities, according to Pankaj L Jani. He emphasized the importance of state government accreditation for all teachers in state institutions, as is the case in central universities.
TG Sitharam, chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), addressed technical education concerns and recommended alternative reform implementation techniques, emphasizing evaluation mechanisms and the government’s PARAKH tool, credit transfer systems, and digital literacy in an educational context.
Sitharam introduced NEAT, an AICTE-approved curated platform for engineering students aimed at improving teaching and learning. Prof Yogesh Singh, vice-chancellor of Delhi University and special secretary for technical and higher education, addressed AICTE’s issues. Prof. Kuldeep Singh, Dean of Academics and Head of Paediatrics at AIIMS-Jodhpur emphasized health science problems and the necessity for corrective steps under NEP. He emphasized the importance of equal opportunity and the elimination of biases and social obstructions.
Prof Singh emphasized the need for re-imagining healthcare education to match graduates’ roles and assess students on well-defined parameters. He emphasized the importance of ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, unani, Siddha, and homeopathy (AYUSH) in allopathic medical education.
He also emphasized the need for preventive healthcare and community medicine in all forms of healthcare education. State medical education minister Brajesh Pathak provided insights on counseling on preventive care and emphasized the importance of yoga in holistic body development.
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