National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is organizing National Conference for State Open Schools under the guidance of its Chairperson Prof. Saroj Sharma ji on 22-23 December, 2022 at Vivekanand Kendra, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu and will be a milestone in the implementation of National Education Policy-2020. NIOS is an autonomous institution under Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India. It is world’s largest open schooling system which works extensively to provide educational opportunities to marginalise.

On this occasion, Hon’ble Dr. Kiran Bedi, Former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry will be the Chief Guest and Sh. Laxminarayan Panigrahy, Head, Eastern Region, Vivekananda Kendra, Sh. M. Arvind, IAS, District Collector, Kanyakumari, Dr. V. Theiva Prakash, Independent Director, Food Corporation of India, Sh. Bhanudas Dhakras, General Secretary, Vivekananda Kendra will be the Guests of Honour of the inaugural session. All HODs of NIOS and officers, Chairman and representatives of various State Open Schools of the country, Media Persons and Officers of NIOS Regional Centre, Chennai will participate in the programme.

Expansion of Open and Distance Learning, effective coordination between NIOS and State Open Schools, strengthening of established SOS and capacity development of their personnel, guiding to establish new SOS, quality assurance in Open School Education and planning for resource sharing and effective coordination etc are the main objectives of this National Conference. It will give an opportunity to spread the light of education across the country and also help to mainstream the children who are out of school and dropouts.

These two days will also give a platform for significant deliberations on the implementation of National Education Policy – 2020 and will have a multi dimensional impact.

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(Release ID: 1885421)