Govt to set up Digital University to promote education & skill development- Education News

The government is in the process of setting up a Digital University in India to promote education and skill development. The centre is working on frameworks to set up this one-of-a-kind varsity, said the Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

He said “NEP 2020 envisions skill and education as one. We are coming up with Digital University with multiple entry and exit frameworks along with an academic bank of credit to facilitate our workforce. The industry needs to adopt these policy reforms and flexible frameworks.”  Pradhan called for building a stronger connection among academia, industry, and policymakers along with a collective approach to drive effective transformation in the education and skills sector. “India is blessed with a demographic dividend. Education and skills have to play an important role in converting our demographic dividend into a transformative powerhouse,” he said.

Speaking of the advantages of India in the next 25 years, Pradhan said that there is no other nation in the world that has such huge captive, aspirational, and high purchasing capacity. India’s domestic fundamentals are very strong and despite COVID, the Indian economy maintained 7-8 per cent growth rate and is moving towards double-digit growth, he asserted.

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