UGC to introduce 'blended teaching' in universities, colleges; Here's everything you need to know

The University Grants Commission (UGC) prepares draft guidelines for 'blended teaching' in universities and colleges. The higher education institutions might be allowed to teach up to 40 per cent of any course through online mode.

The deadly spread of COVID-19 has brought a major change in the education system of our country. Keeping in mind the current situation, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is drafting a concept note on a "blended mode of teaching and learning" in varsities and colleges. UGC has announced that higher educational institutions (HEI) will be allowed to teach 40 per cent of any course online and the rest 60 % can be taught offline. The panel set by UGC has even sought suggestions and feedback from various stakeholders on the draft concept note by June 6. For the unverted, UGC suggested teaching 30 per cent of the courses in the online mode to all the universities in the guidelines released last year, but due to the lack of sufficient equipment and services, many varieties were not able to follow it.