{"id":3711,"date":"2023-10-08T11:36:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T11:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=3711"},"modified":"2023-10-08T11:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T11:36:35","slug":"dharmendra-pradhan-appearing-for-class-10-12-board-exams-twice-a-year-wont-be-mandatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/dharmendra-pradhan-appearing-for-class-10-12-board-exams-twice-a-year-wont-be-mandatory\/","title":{"rendered":"Dharmendra Pradhan : Appearing For Class 10, 12 Board Exams Twice A Year Won\u2019t Be Mandatory"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI, Oct 8: According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Union\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Education\u00a0<\/span>Minister<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dharmendra\u00a0<\/span>Pradhan,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>taking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Class<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>10\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>12\u00a0<\/span><\/span>board\u00a0<\/span>exams\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twice\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>year\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>required\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pupils,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>option\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>offered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>lessen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>brought\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>worry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>missing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>out\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>chance.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Mr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pradhan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>interview\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>issue\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“dummy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>schools”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cannot\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disregarded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>serious\u00a0<\/span>conversation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>now\u00a0<\/span><\/span>necessary.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>JEE\u00a0<\/span><\/span>engineering\u00a0<\/span><\/span>entrance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>test,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>students\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>option\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>taking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>[Class\u00a0<\/span><\/span>10\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>12\u00a0<\/span><\/span>board]\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exams\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twice\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>year.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>They\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>free\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>select\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>highest\u00a0<\/span>score,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>there\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>no\u00a0<\/span>pressure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>so.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Students\u00a0<\/span><\/span>frequently\u00a0<\/span>feel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stressed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>out\u00a0<\/span><\/span>because\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>believe\u00a0<\/span><\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lost\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>year,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>missed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>chance,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>could\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>done\u00a0<\/span><\/span>better…<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pradhan,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>option\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>introduced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>lessen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>stress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>brought\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dread\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>missing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>chance.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Any\u00a0<\/span><\/span>student\u00a0<\/span><\/span>may\u00a0<\/span>decide\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>following\u00a0<\/span>tests\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>feels\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fully\u00a0<\/span>prepared\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>satisfied\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>performance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span>set\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exams.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nothing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>required,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continued.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Board\u00a0<\/span>exams\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>given\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twice\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>year,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>accordance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>New\u00a0<\/span>Curriculum\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Framework\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(NCF),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>introduced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Ministry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Education\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>August,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>give\u00a0<\/span><\/span>students\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>best\u00a0<\/span>chance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>well\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>retain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>highest\u00a0<\/span>grade.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>idea\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>board\u00a0<\/span>exams\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twice\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>year\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>gotten\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strong\u00a0<\/span>feedback\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>students,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pradhan.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“After\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>New\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Curriculum\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Framework\u00a0<\/span><\/span>[NCF]\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>declared,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>met\u00a0<\/span><\/span>students.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>This\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>acknowledged,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>approve\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>concept.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>attempting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>tests\u00a0<\/span><\/span>held\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twice\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>year\u00a0<\/span><\/span>beginning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>When\u00a0<\/span><\/span>questioned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>unprecedented\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>student\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suicides\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kota,\u00a0<\/span>Rajasthan,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>responded,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>very\u00a0<\/span>delicate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>topic.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>No\u00a0<\/span>one\u00a0<\/span><\/span>should\u00a0<\/span>perish\u00a0<\/span><\/span>because\u00a0<\/span><\/span>those\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>kids.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shared\u00a0<\/span><\/span>duty\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>make\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>students\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stressed.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Every\u00a0<\/span>year,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>than\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>students\u00a0<\/span><\/span>relocate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kota\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>study\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>competitive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tests\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>National\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Eligibility-cum-Entrance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Test\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(NEET)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medical\u00a0<\/span>school\u00a0<\/span><\/span>entrance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Joint\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Entrance\u00a0<\/span>Exam\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(JEE)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>engineering.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suicides\u00a0<\/span><\/span>among\u00a0<\/span><\/span>students\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kota\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>year\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>23,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>record\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coaching\u00a0<\/span><\/span>centre.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>amount\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>15\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>previous\u00a0<\/span>year.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>issue\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“dummy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>schools”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>needs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seriously\u00a0<\/span><\/span>discussed,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pradhan.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span>problem\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cannot\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disregarded.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Even\u00a0<\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>proportion\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>such\u00a0<\/span><\/span>students\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>students\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>particularly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>high…<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>moment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>arrived\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>thoughtful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>debate\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>discussion\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>issue,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remarked.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Centre\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>working\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>eliminate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>need\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coaching\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>students.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Many\u00a0<\/span>students\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>want\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>NEET\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>JEE\u00a0<\/span><\/span>enrol\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>schools\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>native\u00a0<\/span>states\u00a0<\/span><\/span>before\u00a0<\/span><\/span>moving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kota\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>attend\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coaching\u00a0<\/span><\/span>classes.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>They\u00a0<\/span><\/span>don’t\u00a0<\/span><\/span>go\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>full-time\u00a0<\/span><\/span>schools;\u00a0<\/span><\/span>instead,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>just\u00a0<\/span>show\u00a0<\/span><\/span>up\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>board\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exams.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Numerous\u00a0<\/span>experts\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>raised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>topic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“dummy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>schools,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>arguing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>absence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>school\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prevents\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pupils\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>developing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>personally\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>makes\u00a0<\/span>them\u00a0<\/span><\/span>feel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>anxious\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>alone.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>When\u00a0<\/span><\/span>asked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>why\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hadn’t\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>meeting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Central\u00a0<\/span>Advisory\u00a0<\/span>Board\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Education\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(CABE)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>previous\u00a0<\/span>three\u00a0<\/span>years,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pradhan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>responded,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“CABE\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reconstituted.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>earlier\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CABE\u00a0<\/span><\/span>version\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>highly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>comprehensive…<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>requirements\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>today’s\u00a0<\/span>educational\u00a0<\/span>system\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>changed.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>CABE\u00a0<\/span><\/span>needs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>redesigned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>time\u00a0<\/span>when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>new\u00a0<\/span>National\u00a0<\/span>Education\u00a0<\/span>Policy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>causing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>paradigm\u00a0<\/span>shift.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“At\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>end\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>day,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CABE\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>review\u00a0<\/span><\/span>what\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>introduced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>now,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>whether\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>new\u00a0<\/span>curriculum,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>new\u00a0<\/span>credit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>framework,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accreditation,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reform,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>added\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>conversations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>ongoing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>other\u00a0<\/span>nations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>showed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>interest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IITs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Delhi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Madras,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>various\u00a0<\/span>phases\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>establishing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>offshore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>campuses.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coordinated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Ministry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>External\u00a0<\/span>Affairs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>many\u00a0<\/span>possibilities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>combinations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>discussed.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>External\u00a0<\/span>Affairs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>[S.]\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jaishankar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>investigating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>personally.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“I’m\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>him\u00a0<\/span><\/span>too,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pradhan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>declared.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>soon\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>decided,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>rules\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>foreign\u00a0<\/span>institutions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>setting\u00a0<\/span>up\u00a0<\/span><\/span>campuses\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>announced.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“We’re\u00a0<\/span><\/span>going\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>change\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>paradigm.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Therefore,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shall\u00a0<\/span>proceed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>considering\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>options\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>resolving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>uncertainties.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span>am\u00a0<\/span><\/span>optimistic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>UGC\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>let\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them\u00a0<\/span><\/span>know\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shortly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>rules\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>considered,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>When\u00a0<\/span><\/span>questioned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>why\u00a0<\/span><\/span>states\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>West\u00a0<\/span>Bengal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Karnataka\u00a0<\/span><\/span>chose\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>implement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>National\u00a0<\/span>Education\u00a0<\/span>Policy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(NEP),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pradhan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>responded,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>objections\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>academic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>political.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“I’m\u00a0<\/span><\/span>still\u00a0<\/span>having\u00a0<\/span><\/span>trouble\u00a0<\/span>understanding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>what\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>real\u00a0<\/span><\/span>complaint\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>West\u00a0<\/span>Bengal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>issued\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>substitute\u00a0<\/span><\/span>document.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>observed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>99\u00a0<\/span>percent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>resembles\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>NEP,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remarked.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>him,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ministries\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>education\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>skill\u00a0<\/span>development\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>collaborating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>raise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>new\u00a0<\/span>generation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>students\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>necessary\u00a0<\/span>skills\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>succeed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>workplace\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>twenty-first\u00a0<\/span>century.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>combining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>education\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>skills\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>give\u00a0<\/span><\/span>students\u00a0<\/span><\/span>both\u00a0<\/span><\/span>intellectual\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>practical\u00a0<\/span>abilities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nearly\u00a0<\/span>1,000\u00a0<\/span><\/span>talent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>centres\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exist\u00a0<\/span><\/span>today,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>each\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>thousand\u00a0<\/span><\/span>applicants.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>future,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>intend\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>establish\u00a0<\/span><\/span>5,000\u00a0<\/span><\/span>such\u00a0<\/span><\/span>institutes,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>declared\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pradhan,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Skill\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Development.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Academic\u00a0<\/span>Bank\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Credit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>enables\u00a0<\/span><\/span>students\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mobility\u00a0<\/span><\/span>across\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Higher\u00a0<\/span>Education\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Institutions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>helps\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seamless\u00a0<\/span>integration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>skills\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>experiences\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>credit-based\u00a0<\/span><\/span>system,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>speaker\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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They\u00a0are\u00a0free\u00a0to\u00a0select\u00a0the\u00a0highest\u00a0score,\u00a0but\u00a0there\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0no\u00a0pressure\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0so. “Students\u00a0frequently\u00a0feel\u00a0stressed\u00a0out\u00a0because\u00a0they\u00a0believe\u00a0they\u00a0lost\u00a0a\u00a0year,\u00a0missed\u00a0their\u00a0chance,\u00a0or\u00a0could\u00a0have\u00a0done\u00a0better… According\u00a0to\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Pradhan,\u00a0the\u00a0option\u00a0is\u00a0being\u00a0introduced\u00a0to\u00a0lessen\u00a0the\u00a0stress\u00a0brought\u00a0on\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0dread\u00a0of\u00a0missing\u00a0a\u00a0chance. “Any\u00a0student\u00a0may\u00a0decide\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0the\u00a0following\u00a0tests\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0feels\u00a0fully\u00a0prepared\u00a0and\u00a0satisfied\u00a0with\u00a0his\u00a0performance\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0set\u00a0of\u00a0exams. Nothing\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0required,\u00a0he\u00a0continued. Board\u00a0exams\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0given\u00a0twice\u00a0a\u00a0year,\u00a0in\u00a0accordance\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Curriculum\u00a0Framework\u00a0(NCF),\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0introduced\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Ministry\u00a0of\u00a0Education\u00a0in\u00a0August,\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0students\u00a0the\u00a0best\u00a0chance\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0well\u00a0and\u00a0retain\u00a0the\u00a0highest\u00a0grade. The\u00a0idea\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0board\u00a0exams\u00a0twice\u00a0a\u00a0year\u00a0has\u00a0gotten\u00a0strong\u00a0feedback\u00a0from\u00a0students,\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Pradhan. “After\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Curriculum\u00a0Framework\u00a0[NCF]\u00a0was\u00a0declared,\u00a0I\u00a0met\u00a0students. This\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0acknowledged,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0approve\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0concept. We\u00a0are\u00a0attempting\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0the\u00a0tests\u00a0held\u00a0twice\u00a0a\u00a0year\u00a0beginning\u00a0in\u00a02024,\u00a0he\u00a0said. When\u00a0questioned\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0unprecedented\u00a0number\u00a0of\u00a0student\u00a0suicides\u00a0in\u00a0Kota,\u00a0Rajasthan,\u00a0the\u00a0Minister\u00a0responded,\u00a0“It\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0very\u00a0delicate\u00a0topic. No\u00a0one\u00a0should\u00a0perish\u00a0because\u00a0those\u00a0are\u00a0our\u00a0kids. Our\u00a0shared\u00a0duty\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0the\u00a0students\u00a0are\u00a0not\u00a0stressed. Every\u00a0year,\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0two\u00a0lakh\u00a0students\u00a0relocate\u00a0to\u00a0Kota\u00a0to\u00a0study\u00a0for\u00a0competitive\u00a0tests\u00a0like\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Eligibility-cum-Entrance\u00a0Test\u00a0(NEET)\u00a0for\u00a0medical\u00a0school\u00a0entrance\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Joint\u00a0Entrance\u00a0Exam\u00a0(JEE)\u00a0for\u00a0engineering. 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