CBSE schools will soon have Chinese language (Mandarin) as a part of their
curriculum.Human Resource Minister, Kapil Sibal announced it on September
15, 2010 after discussing with China’s Education Minister Yuan Guiren the
modalities of training Indian teachers for the task.“China is our powerful
neighbour and emerging as a biggest consumer of global resources. We cannot
wish it away. The best way to introduce China in India is to introduce its
language at primary level so that our kids develop interest and knowledge
about China”, Sibal said.
He told Yuan it was necessary for the Indian government to collaborate with
China to formulate proper standards of teaching and examination. Sibal
said learning Chinese at primary level is better than learning at tertiary
level which is more of academic interest.
The collaboration plans to involve training of 200 Indian teachers
initially. The CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi has also agreed to introduce Chinese in
the curriculum as soon as some teachers are available. The minister also
offered a student exchange programs to his Chinese counterpart so that
governments of the two countries support scholars from both sides.
Expressing his inability to interfere in the issue of recognising Chinese
medical degrees in India Sibal said, “It is an issue for Medical Council of
India, which has not extended the recognition to Chinese colleges. The
situation is similar with Russian Medical degrees.” There are many Indian
students studying in Chinese medical colleges who are demanding recognition of
their degrees.
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