CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Rajasthan has become the first state to incorporate skill development programmes in higher education. The Programme was launched in 2017 in Jaipur. The programme was launched by the state’s Higher Education Minister Kiran Maheshwari and Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU Prof Ravindra Kumar.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Rajasthan. Rajasthan: The Rajasthan government opened the country’s first government-run Skills University. The state promulgated an Ordinance for this.

Detailed explanation-3: -I take pride as the Founding Vice-Chancellor in introducing you to Shri Vishwakarma Skill University (SVSU) – India’s very first Skill University. While India has some of the very best academic institutions in the world, the skilling has remained an unchartered territory for the last few decades.

Detailed explanation-4: -Assam Cabinet has approved the Assam Skill Development University Bill. The Director of Assam Skill Development Mission has stated that the university will be called as Skill City and it would be the first of its kind in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Skilling refers to the training, practical, theoretical and soft skill knowledge of current industry standards. It involves harnessing the untapped potential of the youth and making them employable with relevant skills for the current job market.