Following the rules of the Nationwide Schooling Coverage (NEP) 150 universities throughout the nation have to this point carried out a four-year undergraduate programme within the tutorial session 2023-24. In response to the College Grants Fee (UGC), 300 extra instructional institutes will launch it within the forthcoming tutorial session.
With the implementation of this four-year programme, college students will get a UG ‘Honours’ diploma with analysis specialisation and the period of their submit graduate (PG) course might be 1 12 months as a substitute of the prevailing 2-year construction.Nonetheless, that is non-obligatory. Going by the provisions of NEP, this 4-year programme permits college students to decide on between a 3-year UG diploma or a 4-year ‘Honours’ diploma. In response to the brand new UGC guideline, college students might be supplied an ‘Honours’ diploma solely after finishing 4 years as a substitute of three years. Through the 4-year programme, college students must go for a analysis challenge.
In response to the UGC, the curriculum and credit score construction of this undergraduate programme align with international requirements. An inherent advantage of attaining worldwide parity in schooling is the expanded prospects for Indian college students searching for larger schooling alternatives in American and Western universities. This convergence with international benchmarks not solely enhances instructional high quality but in addition opens doorways for Indian college students to entry a broader spectrum of instructional avenues overseas.
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Information company IANS has quoted famend educationist CS Kandpal saying, “FYUP will assist these college students who’re all for getting admission in lots of well-known universities of America. However there’s a want to show such expertise within the programme in order that employment could be elevated. Such expertise will even be very useful for college kids learning overseas. These expertise could embody communication, adaptability, international language, and self-awareness.”
Consultants agree that this NEP UG programme may very well be the golden ticket for Indian college students to seize seats in prestigious international universities. In an unique interview with TOI Schooling, Dr. Imankalyan Lahiri, Professor, Division of Worldwide Relations, Jadavpur College, says, “From the worldwide perspective, it’s helpful as a result of most international universities provide a 4-year UG course.
Nonetheless, there are fairly a couple of causes of concern surrounding the influence and implementation of this new construction. “It has been carried out in lots of universities together with Jadavpur. Most of the universities are going through issues as a result of they don’t have the manpower required for correct implementation. This programme has many sub-sections like value-added and skill-based programs. If institutes wish to provide these programs, they should have correct departments within the college,” provides Professor Lahiri.
One other space of concern is the truth that within the newly-introduced undergraduate programme construction, college students get just one 12 months for post-graduation. Drawing our consideration to this, Saswata Bhattacharya, Affiliate Professor, English, Deshbandhu Faculty, DU, says, “Earlier, college students have been allowed to pursue a PG programme or larger schooling after pursuing a 3-year Honours diploma. However now, in an effort to pursue an MA or an MSc., they should full this 4-year course. The 4th 12 months element is about analysis methodology and analysis work. These are the papers which erstwhile have been part of our MPhil curriculum, not even MA.”
“On this framework, the submit commencement course turns into a 1-year programme. A 1-year course can be divided into 2 semesters and can’t have greater than eight to 10 papers max. To this point, for a PG course, we had about 12-16 (minimal) papers. In such a state of affairs, college students don’t get to do a full-length MA. I, as a person, who’ve been instructing in Delhi College for a couple of and a half decade and been a pupil too, can vouch for the truth that at the very least until MA degree, a full-length two-year course is a should. College students who’ve simply been launched to a specialised self-discipline and learning it for 2 to a few years, will not be ready to go for severe analysis work. Plus, a two 12 months M.Phil programme after a two-year MA has been a superb platform for analysis publicity for college kids, getting ready them adequately for a PhD,” he provides.
In response to him, the four-year construction could also be helpful to solely a miniscule share of scholars as a result of only a few go overseas to review Masters. “Principally, college students would go overseas for a PhD or a Put up Doctoral programme. Earlier additionally, good college students would go on scholarships and if required, universities would enable them to do a Masters equal programme for a 12 months to compensate for a one 12 months lack of their whole tutorial coaching,” he says.
When it comes to implementation, availability of infrastructure and sources with the required ability units is usually a severe problem. “As soon as an institute runs a 4-year-programme, it would require added classroom and infrastructural services. A university or college has to rebuild this infrastructure. Extra infrastructure grant then is a compulsory requirement,” says Professor Bhattacharya.
He additionally observes that with further ability enhancement programs being added as obligatory papers, there was a substantial discount within the ‘Honours’ coursework. “It looks as if there’s a shift in focus from research-based larger schooling to skill-based coaching,” provides Professor Bhattacharya.
Speaking concerning the skill-based programs, Dr. Krishnakumar, Affiliate Professor, Division of Economics, Sri Venkateswara Faculty, DU, says, “There are specific UG programs that are very rigorous. I don’t know what these skill-enhancement topics would imply for college kids who’ve signed up for extremely rigorous programs. Nonetheless, for many who have enrolled in comparatively simpler topics a course on fundamental IT expertise would undoubtedly be of fine use. In DU, there are worth added programs like Match India, Yoga and the likes. Many college students are selecting these topics. However I’m not positive whether or not they’re doing so as a result of they’re anticipating to get some type of worth out of them or as a result of the evaluation right here is admittedly liberal.”
He believes that the end result of the NEP-proposed 4-year-programme and its value-added programs is determined by the way in which they’re carried out. “It has been carried out by 150 universities in several components of the nation and the consequence will differ throughout completely different universities relying on the content material. We must wait earlier than reaching a conclusive opinion concerning the influence,” provides Dr. Krishnakumar.
Whereas there are numerous professionals and cons of the implementation of a four-year undergraduate programme, there isn’t any denying that it is going to be helpful for college kids aiming to review overseas and equip them with skill-based data, essential for in the present day’s evolving job market. Nonetheless, correct infrastructure and sources are required to guarantee that it serves the aim that it intends to.
(With inputs from IANS)
With the implementation of this four-year programme, college students will get a UG ‘Honours’ diploma with analysis specialisation and the period of their submit graduate (PG) course might be 1 12 months as a substitute of the prevailing 2-year construction.Nonetheless, that is non-obligatory. Going by the provisions of NEP, this 4-year programme permits college students to decide on between a 3-year UG diploma or a 4-year ‘Honours’ diploma. In response to the brand new UGC guideline, college students might be supplied an ‘Honours’ diploma solely after finishing 4 years as a substitute of three years. Through the 4-year programme, college students must go for a analysis challenge.
In response to the UGC, the curriculum and credit score construction of this undergraduate programme align with international requirements. An inherent advantage of attaining worldwide parity in schooling is the expanded prospects for Indian college students searching for larger schooling alternatives in American and Western universities. This convergence with international benchmarks not solely enhances instructional high quality but in addition opens doorways for Indian college students to entry a broader spectrum of instructional avenues overseas.
READ ALSO: 4-year undergraduate programme set to launch nationwide in 300 universities
Information company IANS has quoted famend educationist CS Kandpal saying, “FYUP will assist these college students who’re all for getting admission in lots of well-known universities of America. However there’s a want to show such expertise within the programme in order that employment could be elevated. Such expertise will even be very useful for college kids learning overseas. These expertise could embody communication, adaptability, international language, and self-awareness.”
Consultants agree that this NEP UG programme may very well be the golden ticket for Indian college students to seize seats in prestigious international universities. In an unique interview with TOI Schooling, Dr. Imankalyan Lahiri, Professor, Division of Worldwide Relations, Jadavpur College, says, “From the worldwide perspective, it’s helpful as a result of most international universities provide a 4-year UG course.
Nonetheless, there are fairly a couple of causes of concern surrounding the influence and implementation of this new construction. “It has been carried out in lots of universities together with Jadavpur. Most of the universities are going through issues as a result of they don’t have the manpower required for correct implementation. This programme has many sub-sections like value-added and skill-based programs. If institutes wish to provide these programs, they should have correct departments within the college,” provides Professor Lahiri.
One other space of concern is the truth that within the newly-introduced undergraduate programme construction, college students get just one 12 months for post-graduation. Drawing our consideration to this, Saswata Bhattacharya, Affiliate Professor, English, Deshbandhu Faculty, DU, says, “Earlier, college students have been allowed to pursue a PG programme or larger schooling after pursuing a 3-year Honours diploma. However now, in an effort to pursue an MA or an MSc., they should full this 4-year course. The 4th 12 months element is about analysis methodology and analysis work. These are the papers which erstwhile have been part of our MPhil curriculum, not even MA.”
“On this framework, the submit commencement course turns into a 1-year programme. A 1-year course can be divided into 2 semesters and can’t have greater than eight to 10 papers max. To this point, for a PG course, we had about 12-16 (minimal) papers. In such a state of affairs, college students don’t get to do a full-length MA. I, as a person, who’ve been instructing in Delhi College for a couple of and a half decade and been a pupil too, can vouch for the truth that at the very least until MA degree, a full-length two-year course is a should. College students who’ve simply been launched to a specialised self-discipline and learning it for 2 to a few years, will not be ready to go for severe analysis work. Plus, a two 12 months M.Phil programme after a two-year MA has been a superb platform for analysis publicity for college kids, getting ready them adequately for a PhD,” he provides.
In response to him, the four-year construction could also be helpful to solely a miniscule share of scholars as a result of only a few go overseas to review Masters. “Principally, college students would go overseas for a PhD or a Put up Doctoral programme. Earlier additionally, good college students would go on scholarships and if required, universities would enable them to do a Masters equal programme for a 12 months to compensate for a one 12 months lack of their whole tutorial coaching,” he says.
When it comes to implementation, availability of infrastructure and sources with the required ability units is usually a severe problem. “As soon as an institute runs a 4-year-programme, it would require added classroom and infrastructural services. A university or college has to rebuild this infrastructure. Extra infrastructure grant then is a compulsory requirement,” says Professor Bhattacharya.
He additionally observes that with further ability enhancement programs being added as obligatory papers, there was a substantial discount within the ‘Honours’ coursework. “It looks as if there’s a shift in focus from research-based larger schooling to skill-based coaching,” provides Professor Bhattacharya.
Speaking concerning the skill-based programs, Dr. Krishnakumar, Affiliate Professor, Division of Economics, Sri Venkateswara Faculty, DU, says, “There are specific UG programs that are very rigorous. I don’t know what these skill-enhancement topics would imply for college kids who’ve signed up for extremely rigorous programs. Nonetheless, for many who have enrolled in comparatively simpler topics a course on fundamental IT expertise would undoubtedly be of fine use. In DU, there are worth added programs like Match India, Yoga and the likes. Many college students are selecting these topics. However I’m not positive whether or not they’re doing so as a result of they’re anticipating to get some type of worth out of them or as a result of the evaluation right here is admittedly liberal.”
He believes that the end result of the NEP-proposed 4-year-programme and its value-added programs is determined by the way in which they’re carried out. “It has been carried out by 150 universities in several components of the nation and the consequence will differ throughout completely different universities relying on the content material. We must wait earlier than reaching a conclusive opinion concerning the influence,” provides Dr. Krishnakumar.
Whereas there are numerous professionals and cons of the implementation of a four-year undergraduate programme, there isn’t any denying that it is going to be helpful for college kids aiming to review overseas and equip them with skill-based data, essential for in the present day’s evolving job market. Nonetheless, correct infrastructure and sources are required to guarantee that it serves the aim that it intends to.
(With inputs from IANS)
