On National Education Day, here’s a look at the recent reforms in India

Today, India celebrates the National Education Day 2019 to mark the birth anniversary of the country’s first Education Minister Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad.

In September 2008, the Human Resource and Development Ministry declared November 11 as the National Education Day.

Maulana, who shaped the scientific research and education system believed that schools are laboratories that will shape the future of the country.

He established the country’s first elite engineering college — Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He also founded the University Grants Commission (UGC), Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) among others.

Here are the educational reforms that India witnessed in the recent times.