HECI should ensure employability, job creation, and global outlook, says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan has said that employability, job creation, and global outlook should be ensured by the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). He said this at the meeting about the formulation of HECI held yesterday.

Mr. Pradhan emphasized standards saying that they should also ensure global academic standards and provide more academic autonomy to higher education institutions. He said, this important recommendation of National Education Policy-2020 will be one of the many steps in the direction of decolonization of the education system of the country. It was proposed that HECI can be an overarching umbrella for guidance of all the higher education institutions of the country.