New Delhi: Following the introduction of engineering courses in eight regional languages from the 2021-22 academic session, the Centre is mulling to run similar pilot courses in management, philosophy and hotel management streams too.
This is aimed at increasing access to higher education for students who have not studied in English-medium schools. The project is part of the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
“Discussions are underway to finalise the timeline for the pilot project. A handful of higher educational institutions will be chosen for this process. Based on the response received from the students and professors, the language-led courses will become a permanent feature,” a government official was quoted as saying by Money Control.
The government would hire translation software and professors specialised in these languages for the project. Using technology, books will be translated into regional languages.
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