Engineer's Day

As a part of the Engineer's Day Celebrations 2021, the NEP Action Committee of the Institute organized a workshop on New Education Policy 2020 and Action Points for IITs on 15 September 2021.

Universal high-quality education is important for developing and maximizing talents and resources for the good of the individual and society. With the quickly changing employment landscape and global ecosystem, education must build character, enable learners to be ethical, rational, compassionate, and caring, while at the same time prepare them for gainful, fulfilling employment. The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) combines the futuristic vision for the country with its glorious past. The NEP 2020 encourages a multidimensional skillset, builds upon traditions and values, focuses on cultural-linguistic diversity and different backgrounds, and emphasizes breaking the disciplinary boundaries and pedagogical change for cognitive-affective-life skill development. July 2021 is marked as one year of National Education Policy; a nationwide celebration rejoiced and re-affirmed the commitment toward the reformation suggested in the policy.

The workshop included addresses by eminent invited speakers:

Sh. Rakesh Ranjan, Additional Secretary, Technical Education, Ministry of Education

Prof. R. K. Shevgaonkar, Professor Emeritus, IIT Bombay and Former Director, IIT Delhi

Prof. Sarit Kumar Das, Institute Chair Professor, IIT Madras and Former Director, IIT Ropar