UGC colleges to all become multidisciplinary, draft guidelines released
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All UGC colleges will be turned into multidisciplinary institutions. UGC has released the draft guidelines for the same as well. Here's how it will benefit students.
Colleges and universities in India are set to turn multidisciplinary with the latest draft guidelines released by University Grants Commission, UGC for transforming Higher Education Institutions, HEIs. With this change, various departments will cover a wide range of subjects and help students better understand how different subjects of study correlate when it comes to real-life applications.
The draft guidelines have been framed by UGC based on the National Education Policy 2020 recommendations which include the establishment of large multidisciplinary HEIs in or near every district by 2030.
The NEP also states that by 2035, all affiliated colleges should become degree-awarding multidisciplinary autonomous institutions. Such a step would allow colleges and universities to have a wide diversity of available subjects and also provide more online education opportunities.
The central government is working towards more prevalent Online Distance Learning, ODL format of studies.
The recent UGC guidelines for multidisciplinary higher education will help both students and colleges.
If a student has taken admission in one college to complete their first degree, they can carry out their second degree from a partnering institution without having to go through the admission process again.
Multidisciplinary HEIs may also seek collaboration if they want to add more programmes and expand. Integrated programmes will be able to give a combination of benefits from two degrees to students.
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