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JEE Main to Now be Conducted in More Regional Languages, Pokhriyal Says It's in Line with NEP 2020

The Joint Admission Board of JEE has decided to conduct the examination in more regional languages of India, announced Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday. 📢Announcement📢In line with the vision of #NEP2020, the Joint Admission Board of #JEE has decided to conduct the JEE examination in more regional languages of India. @DG_NTA — Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank October 22, 2020 He further said that the decision was taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed out that top-scoring countries in PISA examination use mother tongue as a medium of instruction. While addressing a webinar on ‘National Education Policy 2020’ recently, Pokhriyal had said, “We are not against English but the mother tongue as a medium of education would help strengthen Indian languages.” The education minister also said that government does not intend to impose any language on any state.

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