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Now degree students will be able to complete their degree studies in more or less time. According to the University Grants Commission (UGC), higher education institutions can offer degree students the option to complete the normal 3 or 4 year degree course in 2 years or 5 years.
According to UGC Chairman M Jagadish Kumar, the UGC has approved the SOP for Accelerated Degree Program (ADP) and Extended Degree Program (EDP) in a meeting this week. The draft of the rules mentioned in the SOP will be brought in the public domain and feedback will be sought on it.
Institutions will decide admission in ADP and EDP
According to the SOP, educational institutions will form a committee which will assess the potential of the students based on their applications at the end of the first and second semesters. Only after this the committee will decide how many credits students are required to bring per semester. It will also recommend which program the students should join EDP or ADP.
According to the SOP, one can apply for ADP only till the end of the second semester. By joining ADP, the subjects will increase in the next semester and extra credits will be available for them. The committee will decide the minimum number of credits required to be earned each semester in the degree program in EDP.
Although the examination and evaluation system will remain the same as in the standard degree programme, a note of the time taken to complete the degree, more or less, will be written on the degree. However, this degree will also be recognized like a standard degree while being used for academic or job recruitment.
Students can also take break between degrees
V Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras, had suggested this policy of reducing or increasing the time for degree. He said that the process of higher education should be as flexible as possible so that more youth can get educated.
Keeping this need of flexibility in mind, UGC has also brought the option for students to take a break between degrees under the National Education Policy-2020. If a student wants, he can take a break from the course and come back later to complete it.
Regarding this, the UGC Chairman had said that our job is to make students critical thinkers. We want to make them such that they can help in the development of the country.
He said that UGC has already given multiple entry and exit options, so that weaker students can take breaks and complete the syllabus as per their choice. Our aim is to make students more flexible and provide more opportunities.
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