Higher institutions to get 3.5 cr seats by 2035: Nishank
MOHALI: The Centre will be adding 3.5 crore new seats in the higher education institutions of India by the year 2035, said Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
He was speaking during Shiksha Samwaad, a national discussion on NEP-2020, jointly organised by Education Promotion Society of India (EPSI) and Joint Association of Colleges, Punjab.
Renowned educationists, academicians, faculty and students from all over India engaged in the in-depth analysis of the topic ‘Vision of making India a Global Knowledge Superpower’.
Chandigarh University chancellor Satnam Singh Sandhu said, “NEP-2020 is one of the biggest reforms in the education sector world over. This policy has carved a new roadmap for the development of education in India.”