Seminar on New Education at KCE Stress on Changing Dynamics

AMRITSAR, OCT 25 

The national level seminar on `New Education Policy-2016’ was today organized at Khalsa College of Education in which the experts from National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE) stressed on dynamic changes in the new policy. The seminar was part of the ongoing consultations by the NCTE to seek changes in the education policy, framed in 1986 and later& modified in 1992.

 ``Since then several changes have taken place that calls for review of the policy. The central government is bringing out a National Education Policy to meet the changing dynamics of the 
requirements of the population with regard to quality education, innovations & research aiming 
to make India a knowledge dominion by equipping its human resources with the necessary skills’’. This was stated by NCTE Chairman Dr. Santosh Panda who was the chief guest and key note speaker in the seminar.

 The experts said education need a revamp to ensure the development and optimum utilization of the skill of the teachers in imparting instructions to the students. He said NCTE has been embarking on a time bound consultative process to get the feedback from various stakeholders in the field of Teacher Education which would be further passed on to HRD Ministry, so that it becomes a part of the New Education Policy-2016. 

Khalsa College Governing Council honourary secretary Rajinder Mohan Singh said that education need a revamp and with the changing times and make it professional oriented. He hoped that the government will formulate new education policy to raise the standard of education. Earlier he and College Principal Dr.JSDhillon, formally welcomed the guest of the day. Prof. N.K.Jangira, Former Professor& Head, 
NCERT chaired second session and focused on the new structures emerging in New Education Policy. 

Prof.SK Yadav, Academic Consultant, NCTE, Prof.NK Ambasht, Former Chairperson, NIOS, Prof.Saroj Sharma, former Dean, Education, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, Prof.Rakesh Tomar, Under Secretary, NCTE and other experts also spoke in the seminar. In the technical session five groups were formed to discuss the important dimensions of New Education Policy- Teacher Education.  

Educational administrators, academicians, experts and practical practitioners in the field of Teacher Education from all the Northern Indian states viz. Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh (Union Territory), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan participated in the 
deliberations/discussions. Dr. Dhillon thanked NCTE for choosing their College for the important discussions.