New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged all universities and colleges to encourage students, teachers and staff to “learn one more Bharatiya Bhasha”, saying the country is shifting from an “English-dominant framework” to a “Bharatiya Bhasha-centred learning ecosystem”.

The Commission released guidelines Wednesday drafted by the Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti (BBS), a high-level committee set up by the Ministry of Education in 2021 to promote Indian languages, which offered incentives such as extra weightage in national assessments and career-linked advantages for institutions promoting multilingual learning.

The guidelines propose that institutions promoting multilingual learning may receive additional weightage in assessments such as the National Assessment and Accreditat

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