UGC Chairman on "THE INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM" | M. Jagadesh Kumar on Pragyaan

What will you think if I say the college education in india is about to experience a shift in magnitude never seen before? Well it is true and our latest guest Sir M. Jagadesh Kumar is spearheading the revolution. Prof. M. Jagadesh talks about a lot of things in Podcast such as the NIRF Ranking system in India, Higher education, How India Need Better teachers?, The entire National Education Framework and alot for. Join us as we sit down with the man himself and discuss his plans for the higher education scenario in India and some of the new policies entailing the NEP 2020. Timestamps: 00:00 - Precap 2:29- Introduction 3:05- How education is changing/improvements in educational scenario 7:25 - Goals of NEP 2020 10:14 - Digitization of education 11:49 - Broadening of opportunities at higher level of education 17:16 - New policies to facilitate flexibility in education 19:57 - National Credit Framework 22:39 - Bridging the gap between education and skills 27:23 - Teachers' role in education 36:25 - Making teaching more aspirational 42:07 - Awareness for Indian contribution to sciences 43:45 - Tenure at JNU 46:01 - Revolutionising courses at JNU 50:46 - What true leadership is 56:29 - Rationalizing ideologies and politics at JNU campus 1:06:33 - NIRF rankings and how they work 1:11:49 - How to find the right college for you 1:15:03 - How your work can contribute to your education / Recognition of Prior Learning 1:18:51 - Academic Bank of Credits and its benefits 1:20:58 - breaking stigma of extra curricular/making education more wholesome 1:24:01 - Setting up Grievance redressal committees for students 1:25:08 - Integration of micro-credentials 1:27:30- Internationalisation of Indian educational institutions 1:37:33 - more industry insights and exposure 1:41:32 - Redressal mechanism for institution fees 1:44:19 - Future of UGC 1:46:06- Jagadish Kumar's vision With Pragyaan (intuition in Sanskrit) - we bring you one step closer to your inner-self — the place with all the answers. Hosted by serial meditator and Public Policy & Communication whiz Pragya Misra, Pragyaan brings you the most concise dialogue on meditation, work-life balance, and happiness from some of the most successful people in the world. Takeaway for the audience: This episode was brought to you by Pragyaan podcast. We hope you liked it, and it helped you attain some level of clarity in your inner journey. We'd like to encourage you to start your daily meditation routine. Just 15 minutes a day of meditation can have a profound impact on your mental health, overall well-being and chart the path to being the best version of yourself. Start meditation today by downloading The Heartfulness App - The heartfulness App - https://heartintune.io Follow Pragyaan on: Instagram:   / pragyaan_podcast   Twitter:   / pragyaan_pod   LinkedIn:   / pragyaan-podcast   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZGcmc1...