In 2 years, 928 students opted for BE/ BTech in regional languages: Govt

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains are also being conducted in 13 regional languages which also facilitates students studying in regional languages, the minister said.

By: Education Desk

New Delhi | Updated: December 14, 2023 07:48 PM IST

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JEE Main 2024 will be held In January-February. Express photo by Jasbir Malhi/ representational image

The total number of students taking admission in the Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) and Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) courses through regional languages, in the years 2021-22 and 2022-23, were 245 and 683, respectively. This information was shared by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Dr Subhas Sarkar in the Rajya Sabha today.

The question was raised by MP Dr Amee Yajnik asking the total number of students taking admission in BE and BTech courses through regional languages, state-wise and language-wise.

The minister replied that the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, has initiated a “scheme for technical book writing and translation of the same, with the objective to provide engineering books (B. Tech/Diploma) in various Indian languages which includes, Hindi and other eleven regional languages such as Tamil. Telugu, Urdu, Malayalam, Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Kannada, Odia, Gujarati and Punjabi.”

The translated books are available on eKUMBH portal.

Moreover, the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains are also being conducted in 13 regional languages which also facilitates students studying in regional languages, the minister said.

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