NEP-2020 implemented in all colleges: Itoo

Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, informed the Legislative Assembly that the Higher Education Department has successfully implemented the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 in all government degree colleges across J&K. The Minister was replying to a question raised by Javid Riyaz in Legislative Assembly today.

The Minister informed the House that the colleges of J&K are already offering job-oriented and skill-based courses to enhance students’ employability and practical learning. She apprised that the Business Management programmes are being offered in various colleges in J&K but Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a separate programme has not been introduced as yet as the subject is new and developing area of learning.

She further said that AI is taught as part of curriculum of Computer Applications.