Bhopal,
05 October 2024: Referring to Osmania University,
Hyderabad where medical and engineering courses were once taught in Urdu, NCPUL
Director Dr. Shams Iqbal on Saturday emphasized the importance of multilingual
education in today's world, urging the intellectual to promote and expand
Urdu-medium education as much as possible.
“It
is the need of the hour for the intellectual to think about providing education
in Urdu language. Though challenges are there, but at least, at elementary level
education can be offered in Urdu medium as the same has been emphasized upon in
the NEP 2020,” Dr. Shams Iqbal opined while addressing a day-long National Seminar
here in Bhopal.
The
National Seminar on “Urdu Medium Education in Present Technological Scenario
with reference to NEP 2020” was organized by the National Council for the Promotion
of Urdu Language (NCPUL), an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of
Education, in collaboration with Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU)
Campus Bhopal here at its lush green campus.
Dr.
Shams Iqbal emphasized the need to integrate Urdu with modern technology to
ensure its widespread promotion and relevance in today's digital age. He
stressed that by embracing technological advancements, Urdu could reach a
broader audience, especially the younger generation, and play a more prominent
role in education.
Speaking
at the event, MANUU Registrar Prof. Sk. Ishtiaq Ahmad, who joined the national
seminar virtually from MANUU headquarters in Hyderabad, expressed concern over
CBSE's latest decision requiring students to write answers only in Hindi and
English. He highlighted that this move excludes Urdu, which directly impacts
Urdu-medium students, particularly those from MANUU model schools.
Prof.
Ishtiaq Ahmad urged all stakeholders, particularly NCPUL Director Dr. Shams
Iqbal, to address the issue and protect the interests of Urdu-medium students.
He highlighted that this move contradicts the NEP 2020, which supports school
education in regional languages or the mother tongue.
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