Shri Dharmendra Pradhan called for a “Malviya Mission” to set up nation-wide ecosystem for faculty development

Union Minister of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today reviewed the report on the institutional mechanism for capacity building of teacher/faculty in higher education institutes. Minister Pradhan pitched in with an idea of a “Malviya Mission” to develop enabling ecosystem across the country for teacher education/faculty development.

 He said that a multi-dimensional approach to upskill faculty aligned with the challenges of 21st century India must be adopted. Mentioning the focus of National Education Policy 2020 on teacher education, he called for a multidisciplinary approach to teacher education with a focus on Indian values, languages, knowledge, ethos, and traditions.

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