Now Engineering Books in Odia Language
Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): Engineering books will be available in Odia language as an MoU in this regard has been signed between All India Council for Technical Education and Institute of Odia Studies and Research. The MoU was inked in the presence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
“In order to facilitate the preparation and introduction of technical books in Odia at Degree and Diploma Level from the academic session of 2022, AICTE and Institute of Odia Studies and Research (IOSR) executed Memorandum of Understanding on 18 Oct 2021 in the presence of Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan at IIT Kharagpur Extension, Bhubaneswar,” the AICTE said in a statement.
Dharmendra thanked the AICTE and IOSR for the initiative. Developing study materials for engineering education in Odia language is a major step towards ensuring education in mother tongue, which is a recommendation of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, he said.
