Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Jalgaon University Emphasizes Skill-Based, Job-Oriented Education Under NEP
A minister visited a university in Jalgaon and asked it to teach useful skills, not only textbook lessons.
He said students should be prepared for jobs and business opportunities.
The university started work on several new buildings and learning facilities.
These include a boys’ hostel, competitive-exam training centre and scientific equipment centre.
It also opened an online centre for Tribal Studies.
A new partnership will give some students practical field experience.
A donation was announced to help build the boys’ hostel.
The university also plans to train about 2,000 teachers in artificial intelligence and later teach students.
Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil urged universities to prioritize practical, skill-based and employment-oriented education.
Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University launched or began work on hostels, training facilities, content studios and an analytical instrumentation centre.
The university inaugurated an online Tribal Studies Centre and signed an MoU with Kantai Netralaya for applied social sciences field training.
Ashok Jain announced a donation of ₹11,11,111 toward construction of Boys' Hostel No. 4.
Vice-Chancellor Prof V. L. Maheshwari said the university plans to train about 2,000 teachers in AI before expanding training to students.
- Who
- Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil, university officials and other dignitaries attended the event.
- What
- The university announced and inaugurated education, training, research and student-support initiatives focused on practical skills and employment.
- When
- The articles do not specify the date of the event.
- Where
- Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The initiatives are intended to implement the National Education Policy and improve students’ practical, professional and employment-related skills.
- University
- Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University
- Education focus
- Practical, skill-based and employment-oriented learning
- New initiatives
- Boys' Hostel No. 4, a competitive-examinations training centre and Phase-1 of a Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility Centre
- Other inaugurations
- An online Tribal Studies Centre and content studios at 10 campus locations
- Industry partnership
- An MoU with Kantai Netralaya to provide field experience for B.A. Applied Social Sciences students
- Donation
- ₹11,11,111 announced by Ashok Jain on behalf of the Jain Industrial Group and the Bhanwarlal Jain Kantai Jain Foundation
- AI training plan
- About 2,000 university teachers are expected to receive AI training before training is expanded to students