Regional language instruction in engineering will increase employment opportunities: The Director of IIT Jodhpur

Out of the 23 IITs, IIT Jodhpur was the first to allow first-year engineering students to study in Hindi last year. The Hindi department had 116 pupils in its first year, and this year there are 96 students enrolled.Although texts and tests are still in English, Hindi is the primary language of instruction in these schools. Students must switch to English-medium courses starting in their second year. On the same day, the Hindi and English parts are taught independently by the same faculty member. Even though the institute accepts students from all around the nation, Hindi is currently the only regional language provided.During the IIT Council meeting last week, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan requested that the IITs adopt regional languages as the medium of teaching in accordance with the National Education Policy 2020. However, each IIT's Senate still has the last say in the matter.Avinash Kumar Agarwal, the director of IIT Jodhpur, talked about the institute's initiative, difficulties, and future plans.The language spoken within 500–700 km must be examined. The Hindi belt is this. Therefore, we have no plans to translate it into another language.

IITs number twenty-three. They are primarily local, yet they do have a pan-Indian aspect.Instead of everyone using Hindi by default, it would make much more sense if each IIT adopted the local tongue. We will be able to serve more students in this way. About 60% of the 600 students in Jodhpur are from the Hindi belt, with the remaining 20% coming from other regions. The English portion is for them.I'd enjoy it, ideally. However, in practice, it is quite difficult. You need twice as many professors, classrooms, and intricate class scheduling logistics if you start offering instruction in a second language. There are just two sections in the first semester. The logistics are therefore simple. They are just taking required classes that are the same for everyone, including algebra, physics, and chemistry. It becomes 14 sections at the department level, which begins in the second year.