In the one-month-long program, seminars, discussions etc. will be organised by experts on various aspects of these two ancient manifestations of Indian culture, Pradhan said.
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Union Minister's comment drew sharp reaction from the Trinamool Congress which said his statements were “blatant lies” to malign the state government.
University Grants Commission Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar had last month said JEE and NEET will be merged with the CUET in future.
There are many vacancies reserved for the deprived sections of society, he said during a discussion on the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill.
Union Ministers and Education Ministers of States and Union Territories will also be participating in the conference. The National Education Ministers' Conference will be held in Gujarat on June 1 and 2.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also stressed that policies that compromise the country's growth should not be supported while inaugurating the three-day international seminar on 'Revisiting The Ideas of India from Swaraj to New India.'
Under the National Education Policy, a special Vedic education board will come into existence to maintain the relevance of the text of Vedas in modern society.
The Union minister contended that as against the summative assessment which encourages the coaching culture, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasises formative assessment.
As per the book, 'ugly girls can be married off with attractive dowry with well or ugly looking boys'.
Exuding confidence over winning elections in UP, the Union Minister also said that the poor in Uttar Pradesh are supporting PM Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath.
"Under the new NEP, we want to invite global education institutions, some of our Indian institutions can collaborate with prestigious US institutions. In that way number of students will be benefited in a bigger way," Dharmendra Pradhan said
According to sources, during the meeting, it was decided that all district in-charges will take the stock of their area and give reports to Dharmendra Pradhan so that to understand the party position in each district.
The Union Education Minister called for an innovative approach to leverage technology to further expand the existing platforms to cover all spectrums of School Education, Higher Education, Skill Development and Teachers training
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Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, flagged off the new modern LHB Rake of Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar, Hirakhand Express on September 10. The event was held through video conferencing from Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
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The education minister's response came a day after the former Congress president called for the postponement of the NEET examination as many other exams are scheduled around September 12.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced polls in charge for states like Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand, which are going to election in 2022. While Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan has been given charge of 403-seat of Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat will look into Punjab.
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