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‘Need to expand secondary education’

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NEW DELHI: At a time when India has increased its primary school enrolment, it is imperative to make the best use of private-public partnership to expand secondary education in the country, Central Board of Secondary Education Chairman Ashok Ganguly has suggested.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of “Asia-Pacific Leaders’ Forum on Secondary Education” that began on Monday, Mr. Ganguly said there should be universalisation of excellence in secondary education. “We have to expand secondary education. We need more than 1 lakh schools. Access is one area where we have to work on. There are quality aspects too and we have to ensure access without diluting the quality and see how we can achieve world-class standards,” he said.

The conclave is being hosted by CBSE and Asia Society in collaboration with the World Bank and the Confederation of Indian Industry.

“The conclave is happening at a very relevant time. India is on the threshold of enlarging its secondary education. Its quality framework has to be holistic. Content, people, process and technology are all a part of this framework,” Mr. Ganguly said.

The three-day high-level forum on “New skills for a global innovation society” will bring together a group of representatives from the United States, Australia, Japan, China, Korea and Singapore to analyse experiences and best practices in modernising secondary education.

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