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Bihar cabinet approves converting 300 B.Ed colleges to degree colleges
The Bihar cabinet on Wednesday approved converting 300 stand-alone private B.Ed colleges into multidisciplinary degree colleges offering Arts, Science, Commerce and skill courses, The Hindu reports. The move aligns with the National…
The Story in Brief
The Bihar cabinet on Wednesday approved converting 300 stand-alone private B.Ed colleges into multidisciplinary degree colleges offering Arts, Science, Commerce and skill courses, The Hindu reports. The move aligns with the National Education Policy 2020 and NCTE guidelines.
The cabinet also extended the Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme for five years with Rs 950 crore for 2026-27, and the Kushal Yuva Programme for another five years with Rs 430 crore to train 2.57 lakh youth annually in future skills. It approved Rs 1,000 crore for rooftop solar subsidies, set up compressed biogas plants in four cities, lifted land restrictions in Greenfield Satellite Cities, and amended ITI admissions to admit 50% of seats through a state entrance exam.
The Indian Opinion
Bihar’s flurry of cabinet decisions is easy to dismiss as election-season announcements. But the numbers are real: Rs 950 crore for student credit cards, Rs 430 crore for youth skills, Rs 1,000 crore for solar subsidies. The real test is whether these funds get spent on time and whether the 300 new degree colleges deliver better outcomes than the standalone B.Ed institutions they replace. Watch for actual enrollment data in the 2027-28 academic year.
Source: thehindu.com
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