Karnataka (The Stellar News) Saksham Kalia: Karnataka CM Basavraj Bommai Permitted admissions under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in undergraduate colleges across Karnataka on Monday, August 23, making state the first in India to implement the NEP.
In the event CM also announced a digitization policy which will provide internet connections in even remote areas of the state, so that students can access to online classes and resources.
“The NEP liberates education and makes education student-centric. The policy will allow a student to explore their creative potential unlike in the current structure,” the CM said. He added, “Digitisation is very important not only for education. So, I announce a new digitisation policy for Karnataka. The policy will provide internet connection to every village. I invite suggestions from experts so that the digitisation policy will be implemented quickly like the NEP.” He also added that a primary and secondary education council will be launched in Kalaburagi.
In the event, an official also said that the classes for the programme launched admissions for the current academic year in colleges under the NEP, will begin from 1 October, 2021.
