All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Chairman Anil D Sahasrabudhe said achieving 50% gross enrollment ratio (GER) in higher education by 2035, as envisioned in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in the next 10 years, is possible through digital education and with the help of National Digital University.
“The Covid-19 pandemic showed that classes could also be run online. Though the technologies were available much before the COVID-19 outbreak, only a few of them made use of online education. However, the pandemic forced people to ponder and accept the technologies for continuing with education amidst the first and second waves of COVID-19 in the country.”
Delivering his address at the 4 th annual convocation of JSS Science and Technology University (STU) on the campus of Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) in Mysuru, the AICTE chairman, however, said practical education is very important, as engineering, medicine and other courses require robust hands-on training for which classes in physical mode are necessary. However, some portion of the curriculum can be covered using digital mediums and remaining can be done face-to-face.
