Chennai: Tamilnadu government has reportedly stated that it is against the entrance exam for college studies as mentioned in New Education Policy released by the Union government.
A report sent by the State government to the Centre has also expressed its opposition of allowing foreign direct investments in higher education, it is said.
Meanwhile, State Higher Education Minister K P Anbazhagan today held a meeting with senior officials including Higher Education Department Secretary Apoorva at the Secretariat.
Sources said that the implementation of the NEP was discussed during the meeting. It may be noted that the University Grants Commission had asked universities across the country to implement the NEP from 20 October.
The Tamilnadu government had announced that a high level expert committee has been formed to study the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 and make recommednations that were feasible for adoption.
The committee is headed by Apoorva and has six membersâtwo former Vice-Chancellors (VCs) and four VCs of State-run Universities.
The NEP was approved by the Union Cabinet on 29 July. NEP 2020 is an extension of the two earlier policies of 1968 and 1986/92 and of certain ideas contained in the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission (2006-09) and the Yash Pal Committee (2009).
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 October approved the Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project under the New Education Policy to support States in strengthening the school education system, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
Addressing a press conference, Javadekar said the Modi government has started implementing the NEP-2020 and as part of the process it has approved the STARS project. The World Bank-supported project is estimated to cost Rs 5,718 crore, he said.