Question

Chairman of drafting committee of National Education Policy, 2019:

• A. Kasturirangan
• B. Ramachandran
• C. Vasudha Kamat
• D. Manjul Bhargava

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Vasudha Kamat

Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan was the chairman of the drafting committee for the National Education Policy (NEP) of 2019: 

The committee submitted the draft policy to the Union Human Resource Development Minister and Minister of State for HRD on May 31, 2019. The policy was designed to meet the needs of India's youth population and to make India a knowledge superpower. Some of the policy's key features include: 

• A five-stage structure for children 

• A three-language formula 

• A proposal to teach classical languages and literature in schools 

• A plan to consolidate universities and colleges into large, multidisciplinary institutions 

• A proposal to give higher education institutions more autonomy 

• A plan to set up an independent National Research Foundation 

• A plan to increase public investment in education 

Kasturirangan is an Indian space scientist who led the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from 1994 to 2003. He has received the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan awards from the Government of India.