Colleges asked to advance reopening of UG odd semesters to October 12
The Hindu
But lecturers yet to receive the syllabus as per NEP
City-based degree colleges have been asked to advance the date for commencement of classes from October 21 to October 12. However, a week before the commencement of classes, many colleges are yet to get the syllabus that has been chalked out as per the National Education Policy (NEP).
On Tuesday, Bengaluru City University sent a circular to all its affiliated colleges that UG classes for the first, third and fifth semesters should commence on October 12. While third and fifth semester students will follow the old syllabus, the syllabus for the 1st semester students will be as per NEP. The Board of Studies of the respective faculties is in the process of finalising the syllabus.
But lecturers are worried that they do not have adequate time to acquaint themselves with the new syllabus. A senior official of a government degree college in the city said that the lecturers were anxious about how to teach as per the new syllabus. “What is making matters worse is that they have not even got the copy of the syllabus before the commencement of classes,” the official said.