Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Centenary Convocation 2020 of the University of Mysore today through video conference.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said the University of Mysore is the center of the great education system of ancient India, the aspirations and capabilities of future India and has realized the vision of "Rajarshi" Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and M. Visvesvaraya Ji.
He referred to stalwarts like Bharat Ratna Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ji who taught at the University.
Prime Minister exhorted the students to use their knowledge obtained through education at various stages of their real life. He termed real life as a great university which teaches various ways for applicability of knowledge.
The Prime Minister quoted the words of the great kannada writer and thinker Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar Ji that “education throws light at difficult times in life”.
He said continuous efforts are being made so that India’s Education system caters to the needs of the 21st century where in Infrastructure creation and Structural Reforms were given special focus. He said to make India a Global Hub for Higher Education and to make our youth competitive, efforts were made Qualitatively as well as Quantitatively.
The Prime Minister said even after so many years of independence, in 2014 there were only 16 IITs in the country. In the last 6 years, on average, a new IIT has been opened every year. One of them is also at Dharwad, Karnataka. He added as of 2014 there were only 9 IIITs, 13 IIMs and 7 AIIMSs in the country. Whereas in the subsequent 5 years, 16 IIITs, 7 IIMs and 8 AIIMSs were either established or in the process of being created.
The Prime Minister said efforts in higher education over the last 5 - 6 years are not limited to only opening new institutions but work has also been done on governance reforms in these institutions to ensure gender equality and social inclusiveness. More autonomy is being given to such institutions as well so that they can take decisions according to their needs.
He said the first IIM Act gave more rights to IIMs across the country. The National Medical Commission has been created to bring more transparency in medical education. Two new laws are also being enacted for bringing in reforms in Homeopathy and other Indian medical practices.
The Prime Minister expressed happiness thatnat all levels of education in the country, the Gross Enrolment ratio of girls is more than boys.
The Prime Minister said the new National Education Policy would give new impetus by bringing about fundamental changes in the entire education sector.
He said the focus of the National Education Policy is multidimensional to make our youth competitive through a flexible and adaptable education system. He said Skilling, Reskilling and Upskilling is the greatest need of the hour.
Being one of the best education institutes in the country, the Prime Minister urged the University of Mysore to innovate according to the new emerging situation. He urged the institute to focus on Incubation Centers, Technology Development Centers, 'Industry-academia linkage' and 'Inter- disciplinary research '. He requested the University to promote research on Local Culture, Local Art and other social issues along with related global and contemporary issues. He urged the students to try to achieve excellence on the basis of their individual strengths.
मैसूर यूनिवर्सिटी, प्राचीन भारत की समृद्ध शिक्षा व्यवस्था और भविष्य के भारत की Aspirations और Capabilities का प्रमुख केंद्र है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 19, 2020
इस यूनिवर्सिटी ने “राजर्षि” नालवाडी कृष्णराज वडेयार और एम. विश्वेश्वरैया जी के विजन और संकल्पों को साकार किया है: PM
हमारे यहां शिक्षा और दीक्षा, युवा जीवन के दो अहम पड़ाव माने जाते हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 19, 2020
ये हज़ारों वर्षों से हमारे यहां एक परंपरा रही है।
जब हम दीक्षा की बात करते हैं, तो ये सिर्फ डिग्री प्राप्त करने का ही अवसर नहीं है।
आज का ये दिन जीवन के अगले पड़ाव के लिए नए संकल्प लेने की प्रेरणा देता है: PM
अब आप एक फॉर्मल यूनिवर्सिटी कैंपस से निकलकर, रियल लाइफ यूनिवर्सिटी के विराट कैंपस में जा रहे हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 19, 2020
ये एक ऐसा कैंपस होगा जहां डिग्री के साथ ही, आपकी ability और काम आएगी, जो Knowledge आपने हासिल की है उसकी Applicability काम आएगी: PM
आज़ादी के इतने वर्षों के बाद भी साल 2014 से पहले तक देश में 16 IITs थीं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 19, 2020
बीते 6 साल में औसतन हर साल एक नई IIT खोली गई है। इसमें से एक कर्नाटका के धारवाड़ में भी खुली है।
2014 तक भारत में 9 IIITs थीं। इसके बाद के 5 सालों में 16 IIITs बनाई गई हैं: PM
बीते 5-6 साल में 7 नए IIM स्थापित किए गए हैं। जबकि उससे पहले देश में 13 IIM ही थे।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 19, 2020
इसी तरह करीब 6 दशक तक देश में सिर्फ 7 एम्स देश में सेवाएं दे रहे थे।
साल 2014 के बाद इससे दोगुने यानि 15 एम्स देश में या तो स्थापित हो चुके हैं या फिर शुरु होने की प्रक्रिया में हैं: PM
बीते 5-6 सालों से Higher Education में हो रहे प्रयास सिर्फ नए Institution खोलने तक ही सीमित नहीं है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 19, 2020
इन संस्थाओं में Governance में Reforms से लेकर Gender और Social Participation सुनिश्चित करने के लिए भी काम किया गया है।
ऐसे संस्थानों को ज्यादा Autonomy भी दी जा रही है: PM
नेशनल एजुकेशन पॉलिसी, प्री नर्सरी से लेकर पीएचडी तक देश के पूरे Education Setup में Fundamental Changes लाने वाला एक बहुत बड़ा अभियान है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 19, 2020
हमारे देश के सामर्थ्यवान युवाओं को और ज्यादा Competitive बनाने के लिए Multidimensional Approach पर फोकस किया जा रहा है: PM
