Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sharma has announced that his government will set up a state research foundation in line with the National Research Foundation envisaged in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The proposed research foundation is expected to promote innovative research with measurable results for transformative reforms in the education sector, the Chief Minister said while addressing a conference on the implementation of NEP 2020 in Assam as a follow-up to the Varanasi conclave.
“We are committed to implementing NEP 2020 for qualitative improvement of education. The fact that we have earmarked six per cent of the state’s GDP for education speaks volumes of our intent to develop our human resources… “, Sarma said.
Further, Sarma informed that his government is in the process of establishing a holistic governance framework to cover academic issues including accountability, research and digitization. The Chief Minister said that the government also decided to set up four nano-incubation centres at Silchar, Dibrugarh, Bongaigaon and Tezpur to encourage entrepreneurial spirit. The statement mentioned that the faculty members will be trained for capacity building to help students not only as teachers but also as mentors and guides.
