Participants of the national seminar on NEP 2020 which was held at Immanuel College Dimapur on September 8.
DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 8 (MExN): A one day NAAC sponsored National Seminar on 'NEP-2020: Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Education' was organised by IQAC, Immanuel College, Dimapur on September 8 2023 at the College conference hall with Prof Dipak Sinha, Director, IQAC, Nagaland University and Nodal Officer, NEP, 2020, NU as the keynote speaker.
In his speech, Prof Sinha highlighted India's adoption of the NEP in 2015 reciprocating the global education development agenda reflected in Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, which seeks to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all'' by 2030.
He stated that NEP 2020 is the first education policy of the 21st century with an aim to address the many growing developmental imperatives of the country. It proposes the revision and revamping of all aspects of educational structure to create a new system that aligns with the aspirational goals while building upon India's traditions and value systems.
The speaker cited that structural change and academic flexibility are two broad categories of reforms under the NEP. Emphasising on Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), the speaker pointed out some key advantages such as allowing the students to choose multi-disciplinary courses, making education broad-based and at par with global standards, offers flexibility for students to study at different times and at different institutions, credits earned at one institution can be transferred, and so on.
He said that NEP 2020 proposed to end fragmentation of higher education and transformed it into multidisciplinary universities, colleges and knowledge hubs to obtain maximal productivity with enhanced focus towards research and development, innovation and incubation.
The speaker also highlighted Academic Bank of Credits. While reflecting on the implementation of NEP by Nagaland University, he mentioned the challenges of the system like the implementation of common courses, credit transfer as there is no uniformity in credits, multiple entry and exit, etc. Prof Sinha stressed on the future initiatives to be taken by the university such as; the possibility for creation of cluster colleges, development of skill enhancement and value added courses, the need to encourage students to earn credit from Swayam MOOCS courses, the need for the teachers to develop online course content, industry linkage to improve placement, and developing courses on indigenous knowledge system.
The seminar had two technical sessions. Dr Yelhi Vero, Assistant Professor, Dept of Economics, Dimapur Government College, chaired the first session. Paper presenter Dr Sunny Joseph, Professor, Department of Education, St. Joseph University, Nagaland, spoke on the topic 'National Education Policy 2020: Focus on Research', followed by Moromi Gohain, Research Scholar from the Department of Teacher Education at Nagaland University, who presented on 'Audio Visual Aids: Availability and its uses in Classroom Teaching and Learning.'
Anungla A Pongen, Department of History and Archaeology at Nagaland University spoke on ‘Sustainability via Vocational Education: Gandhian Outlook and Relevance,’ and Kaushalya Krishnakumar, Tanusha Ande, Gorthi Naga Anishka presented on 'Multi-Disciplinary Education.’
In the second technical session, Dr Suvarchala Rani, Dr Kavitha Lal, and Nidhisree Devarakonda, Department of Commerce at Bhavan's Vivekananda College of Science, Humanities, and Commerce, Hyderabad; Dr Soraisam Bhogen, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Japfu Christian College, Kigwema, Kohima; Dr Kotra Balayogi, Assistant Professor, Unity College of Teacher Education, Dimapur, Nagaland; and Longchanenla, Research Scholar, Department of Education, Nagaland University, presented their research findings.
L Achilo Kikon Panmei, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Livingstone International Foundation College, Dimapur chaired the session and the valedictory speech and certificate distribution was done by Dr Imchanochetla Changkija, Vice Principal, Immanuel College, Dimapur.
Earlier, the inaugural programme was chaired by Khrutalu Dozo, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Immanuel College, and the welcome address was delivered by Th Sharatchandra Singh, Principal, Immanuel College, Dimapur. Nengpilhing, IQAC Coordinator, Immanuel College proposed the vote of thanks.
