Maharashtra to introduce medical textbooks for the first two years in Marathi from next academic year | Education News,The Indian Express
At this point, the plan is to offer optional reference textbook, aiming at a smooth transition for students of Marathi medium schooling background, said an official.
The officials said, at this stage, the plan is to offer optional reference textbooks, aiming at a smooth transition for students of Marathi medium schooling background. Decisions on whether Marathi can be used as a medium of instruction in medical courses will be taken in due course of time.
Confirming the decision, Dr Ashwini Joshi, Secretary, Medical Education Department, said, “The first phase of this plan will be to prepare Marathi textbooks for the first and second year of medical degree courses. These will be optional, reference textbooks, a facility for students coming from vernacular (Marathi) medium for better understanding of the texts. Experts from specific fields will work for perfect translations from English to Marathi textbooks. The translators will be a combination of language experts and doctors because the content must be verified by medical practitioners, especially focusing on terminologies used.”
Under the plan, these reference textbooks are expected to be ready when the next academic year begins.
When asked if there will be an option for students to appear for exams in Marathi, Dr Joshi said, “Currently, the plan is to prepare reference textbooks in Marathi. Other decisions will be made in the future.”
Maharashtra will be the fourth state in India to offer medical education in a regional language. In line with the New Education Policy (NEP) which has emphasised making higher education available in regional languages, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have announced starting medical education in Hindi. Whereas in Tamil Nadu, few medical education textbooks have been translated into Tamil to provide conceptual clarity and better understanding for students coming from Tamil medium schools.
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