in line with new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020The Center is planning to start law courses in various regional languages. comes after All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Last year colleges were allowed to offer various engineering degrees in regional languages. The languages included in the first phase were Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu.
Now, the Center has drawn up plans to introduce law courses in regional languages, Hindustan Times reports. University Grants Commission (UGC) According to some officials, discussions have also been initiated regarding the new scheme with some higher educational institutions that offer law courses in the country.
Speaking about the proposed move, UGC Chairman Jagdish Kumar said that the commission aims to start full degree programs in regional languages along with law courses. Kumar highlighted the importance of the intended move and said that “Law is one area where our students will benefit if they study in regional languages. Lawyers can prepare documents in regional languages and interact with their clients in their mother tongue. Can do it too.”
Kumar stressed that local courts often hold debates in regional languages. He shared that the move is being discussed “with vice-chancellors of national universities and other educational institutions”. According to Kumar, several educational institutions have welcomed the proposal and “have shown a very positive attitude towards introducing courses in Indian languages for law courses,” the report said.
In addition, Kumar informed that more courses will be made available in Indian regional languages in future. He said that apart from the emphasis on the use of regional languages, emphasis would also be laid on imparting training in English language to the students. He claimed that English would help students interact with the “big world” because it served as a communication tool.
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Explaining the intention of the move, the Speaker said that it aims to make the students more comfortable with the new subjects as they will be taught in their mother tongue. He also shared that the books required in law programs will be translated into Indian languages for better understanding of the students.
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