CAT 2021 Reading Comprehension — Previous Year Question

Our government has taken/propose a number of major initiatives during the eleventh Five Year Plan. Some of the new initiative in the school and literacy sector and higher and technical education sector include: right of children to free and compulsory education, launching a Saakshar Bharat, ICT in secondary school and in open and distance learning, evolving a national curriculum framework for teacher education, examination reform in accordance with NCF-2005, introducing a system of replacement of marks by grades at the secondary stage in school affiliated to CBSE, recommendation of Yash Pal Committee and National Knowledge Commission, establishment of 14 innovation Universities aiming at world class standards, setting up 10 new national institutes of technology, launching of new scheme of interest subsidy on educational loan taken for professional courses by the economically weaker students, scheme for setting up of 374 model degree colleges in districts, 150 women's hostels for women of weaker sections and minorities, academic reforms like semester system, choice based credit system, regular revision of syllabi, impetus to research etc.