Bhubaneswar, Oct. 18 -- The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on Monday signed an agreement with the Institute of Odia Study and Research (IOSR) for introducing Engineering education in Odia language. The collaboration is aimed at developing the study materials for engineering education in Odia language.

Attending the MoU signing between AICTE and IOSR today, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, "Engineering study in local language which is one of the biggest recommendations of the National Education Policy(NEP)-2020 will open gates for innovation and large scale employability."

"There should not be any misconception that studying in mother tongue gives us disadvantage. All the developed countries, be it Jap...