Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Joshi Sets Future-Ready Education Agenda After BRICS Ministers' Meet
India's education minister, Pralhad Joshi, hosted a big meeting with ministers from BRICS countries.
BRICS is a group of countries that work together on important issues.
The meeting happened in Bhubaneswar, a city in Odisha, India.
At the meeting, the countries agreed on a plan called the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Declaration.
After the meeting, Joshi went back to New Delhi, India's capital city.
He talked with his team of senior officials about how to put the plan into action.
The plan is about making schools and early learning better for children.
It also covers teaching skills for jobs and supporting researchers and new ideas.
India wants its education system to be strong, fair, and ready for the future.
The countries also agreed to share traditional and indigenous knowledge with each other.
Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi chaired the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
The meeting adopted the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Declaration on Friday.
Joshi held detailed discussions with senior Education Ministry officials in New Delhi on the next course of action and implementation priorities.
The declaration focuses on strengthening Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN), skill development and TVET, research and innovation, and Mutual Recognition of Qualifications (MRQ).
The meeting welcomed India's initiative on BRICS Guiding Principles on Strengthening Academic Collaboration on Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
- Who
- Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi and senior officials of India's Union Education Ministry, along with BRICS education ministers
- What
- Joshi reviewed the next course of action following the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting and set implementation priorities for India's education agenda
- When
- The declaration was adopted on Friday; Joshi held follow-up discussions with officials in New Delhi that night
- Where
- The 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting was held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha; the follow-up review took place in New Delhi
- Why
- To reaffirm India's commitment to strengthening its education ecosystem and building an inclusive, future-ready and globally competitive education system aligned with India's BRICS Chairship 2026 theme
- Minister
- Pralhad Joshi, Union Education Minister
- Event
- 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting and Declaration
- Meeting Location
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
- India's BRICS Chairship 2026 Theme
- Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
- Declaration Outcomes
- ECCE, FLN, skill development and TVET, research and innovation ecosystems, Mutual Recognition of Qualifications, academic leadership capacity building
- Traditional Knowledge Initiative
- BRICS Guiding Principles on Strengthening Academic Collaboration on Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge Systems
- Context
- Joshitook over after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Education Minister following student protests over the NEET-UG paper leak