NewzVille Desk
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam (ABSS) 2025 in New Delhi to commemorate 5 years of NEP 2020. ABSS 2025, marking the fifth anniversary of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
ABSS 2025 serves as a platform for academicians, policymakers, educators, industry leaders, and government representatives to review the remarkable progress made under NEP 2020 and chart the way forward.
Minister of State for Education & Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Jayant Chaudhary; Minister of State for Education & Development of North Eastern Region, Dr. Sukanta Majumdar; and Education Ministers from 13 State/ UTs also graced the occasion.
Dr. Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education; Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy; Prominent academicians; Chairperson; Head of Autonomous Bodies under MoE; Regional Officers of CBSE, KVS, NVS; VCs / Directors / Heads of HEIs, senior officials from other Ministries, State Education Secretaries, State Project Directors of Samagra Shiksha, SCERT Directors, Startup Founders; school students were present on the occasion.
Pradhan highlighted that over the past five years, the government has succeeded in taking NEP 2020 from policy to practice — bringing about a paradigm shift in the education system and reaching classrooms, campuses, and communities.
He noted that Indian ethos lies at the core of NEP 2020. With a strong focus on scientific education, innovation, research, Indian knowledge systems, and Indian languages, the policy aligns education with the broader goal of nation-building.