Rajasthan gets award at World Education Summit 2019

Rajasthan has got the “best innovation and initiative leadership award” for its achievements in higher education in the World Education Summit-2019 held in New Delhi. Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh Bhati received the award at the 14th summit organised.

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Mr. Bhati threw light on the initiatives taken in the State for promoting higher education with the emphasis on inculcating ethical values among the students, improving their personality through extra-curricular activities and developing their skills to face competitive exams.

“Free education for girls has helped improve their ratio in higher education. Against every 100 boys, we have 108 girls studying in the government colleges,” Mr. Bhati said.

He said the third higher education and human resource conclave would be organised in Rajasthan in November this year.

State Higher & Technical Education Secretary Vaibhav Galriya and Commissioner (College Education) Pradeep Kumar Borad were among those present. Representatives of eight countries and 17 States of India attended the two-day summit.

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The representatives from 8 countries and 17 States of India attended the two-day summit including the State Higher and Technical Education Secretary Vaibhav Galriya and Commissioner of College Education Pradeep Kumar Borad.

The summit will felicitated edu-tech corporate and start-up for their innovation in education landscape. The summit also recognises the contributions of teachers through “Teachers Glory Awards” introduced for the first time.