USTM Teachers’ Conclave on school education in the light of NEP-2020

 Teachers must adopt application oriented approach for interest of students: Dr Pant

With the vision of empowering the population with

education, a Teachers’ Conclave was held here yesterday with the theme “School Education in the Light

of NEP-2020” which has been participated by a large number of teachers and stakeholders and addressed

by renowned academicians and administrators. The Conclave was organised by Central Public School

Patharkandi in association with the University of Science & Technology Meghalaya with the support of

ERD Foundation Guwahati and Vision50 Academy. The conclave was addressed by Mahbubul Hoque,

Chancellor, USTM and Chairman ERDF; Dr R. M.Pant, Vice Chancellor, Assam University Silchar; K.

K. Choudhury, Director and Regional Officer, CBSE Guwahati; Mridul Yadav, IAS, Deputy

Commissioner, Karimganj; Dr Surender S. Ghonkrokta, IAS (retd.), Chairman, State Food Commission,

Himachal Pradesh apart from others.

Welcoming the participants of the Teachers’ Conclave, Mahbubul Hoque said, “Teachers are the

architects of society, builders of the nation. Our mission is to empower society through education. When

there is an emerging issue we always discuss and take advice from experts. We must have quality

education and we have commitment for that”.

Speaking as the Chief Guest, Dr R. M. Pant said that the New Education Policy is a big shift from the

past. “If we are empowering people with education, we are empowering people in real terms. If we do not

change with time, we will become obsolete. We have to customize our education policy to keep pace with

the fast change of time. NEP is basically trying to empower people”. Education is not just about

information, it is about transformation of character, he added.

Delivering the keynote address, educationist K K Choudhury stated that the National Education Policy is

the need of the time. “When the education policy of 1986 came it was made fit for those times. At a time

when technology is transforming human life, we have to teach our children to be critical thinkers.” The

new education policy says that children must be taught in a way that brings joy to their mind. Higher

education is also linked with school education.  The responsibility lies on the teachers, the difference

makers for the future generation, he added.

Addressing the gathering, Mridul Yadav said that the role of a teacher is the centre point, focus in the

education system in India. Various debates regarding school education and how to improve the

parameters of education have taken place as the government aims to achieve 100 per cent gross enrolment

by 2030.The biggest focus is, learning has to be engaging, he added.