The University Grants Commission (UGC) has ready draft frameworks which, upon implementation, will overhaul the upper training construction — from undergraduate levels to PhDs — from the subsequent educational session, in tune with the National Education Policy, 2020.
The frameworks, authorized on the 556th assembly of the UGC chairperson and members on March 10, are prone to be quickly printed in public area for solutions and suggestions.
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UGC chairperson Prof M Jagadesh Kumar mentioned the present construction in undergraduate training “lacks multi or interdisciplinary flavour”. “Now, industries search for human assets with a number of capacities fairly than specialists in a single explicit discipline. Therefore, college students have to be uncovered to a full vary of holistic training, group engagement and repair, environmental training and value-based training. Internships with native business and companies are additionally required as a way to meet the calls for of future jobs. For this to occur, the curriculum of normal training must be reworked,” he mentioned.
As per the proposed construction for four-year UG programs, college students will examine a set of “common” and “introductory” programs in pure sciences, humanities and social sciences through the first three semesters, no matter what they select to specialise in.
The widespread programs embody English language, a regional language, and programs on “understanding India”, environmental science, well being and wellness or yoga and sports activities, Artificial Intelligence and massive information evaluation amongst others through the first three semesters.At the tip of the third semester, college students must declare a “major”, which will likely be a topic they wish to examine in depth. The four-year course shall have 160 credit on supply, with one credit score accounting for 15 hours of classroom instructing.
Students can decide their selection of “major” from a basket of programs starting from astronomy and astrophysics to political science. “Both the academic interest of the student and his/ her performance in the first three semesters will be considered for allocating the disciplinary/ interdisciplinary major,” says the draft framework.
Students can even have the choice of choosing two “minor” programs to broaden their data and expertise. These could also be interdisciplinary in nature, which implies that a scholar pursuing a “major” in science can go for humanities or social sciences or perhaps a vocational topic.
At the start of the seventh semester, college students must take up a analysis undertaking, which will likely be their solely focus within the eighth and remaining semester, associated to what they’ve chosen as “major”, says the draft.
The UGC has additionally proposed that 60 per cent of the entire seats for PhDs be stuffed by NET/JRF certified college students and the remaining by way of entrance assessments carried out by the schools. In phrases of eligibility, the comfort of 5 per cent marks, which at present covers SCs, STs, OBCs (non-creamy layer), is proposed to be prolonged to EWS candidates additionally. Also, in step with the suggestion in NEP 2020, the MPhil diploma shall be abolished from the 2022-23 educational session, says the draft.
Prof Kumar mentioned the draft laws stipulate that each one new PhD entrants, regardless of self-discipline, will likely be required to take credit-based programs in instructing, training, pedagogy or writing associated to their chosen topic and achieve instructing expertise throughout their doctoral coaching interval.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
