What to expect in education from PM Modi’s second term in office

New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes oath for a second time Thursday, outcome based quality education, a new education policy, more seats at IITs and IIMs, and reduced regulatory environment may get steady attention. The BJP in its manifesto has said once a new government is in place, it will initiate a Prime Minister Innovative Learning Program to bring talented children from all over the country and provide them with required facilities to improve their thinking skill, a move if implemented could help in inculcating research and innovation mindset among youngsters. The new government may establish 200 more central and Navodaya schools, a HRD ministry controlled school chains whose performance are even better than top end private schools in the country. The BJP manifesto also speaks about establishing National Institutes of Teachers’ Training, to bring sanity in teacher education sector that is largely plagued by poor quality education in private institutions.