New Delhi: Three Year Undergraduate Course … Offered Soldiers recruited under the central government’s Agneepath scheme – by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) for Agneepath – will recognize both the skills they have acquired in the Army, Navy and Air Force and the education they have received at the university, IGNOU officials told ThePrint. Told.
While 50 per cent weightage will be given to the skills acquired by them during their years of service, 50 per cent of their bachelor’s degree will depend on their university performance, officials said, adding that they will be imparted education in blended learning mode. Will.
Under the scheme, even if a recruit is unable to complete their military training and has to drop out midway, they will still be able to pursue a degree from IGNOU, provided they get additional credit from the university, officials said. . The minimum duration of the course for Agniveer is three years and maximum six years.
education ministry was announced A new program is being launched by IGNOU last week in line with the Agneepath scheme of the Ministry of Defence. take away As soldiers for a period of four years between the ages of 17.5 to 21 years. Upper age limit for 2022 recruitments was later raised up to 23 years.
Talking about IGNOU’s special curriculum for Agniveers, the university’s Pro-Vice Chancellor Shrikant Mohapatra told ThePrint that the education will be imparted in online mode and the reading material will be available both online and offline.
“Recruits will be able to enroll for the program only if they are in service or selected as Agniveers, as our program is designed in such a way that 50 percent of the credit will come from the specialized training received by them in the forces. , “They said.
Will follow the National Education Policy 2020 guidelines
Mohapatra further explained that the remaining credits are economics, history, political science, public administration, sociology, mathematics, education, commerce, tourism, business studies, agriculture and Astrology (Astrology,, In addition, irrespective of the subjects chosen by the recruit for their studies, they will also be taught communication skills and environmental studies as additional skill-enhancement courses.
“If they have to leave the services, they can finish the degree with us by doing additional credit work to meet the total 120 credits required to obtain the degree,” he said.
Under the National Education Policy (NEP) launched by the government in 2020, a student is required to obtain 120 credits to obtain a bachelor’s degree. As part of this special program, Agniveers will earn 20 credits each year from university for three years, while the rest will be calculated from their skill-based training from the forces.
The program will follow NEP guidelines and will allow recruits to drop out mid-course. The one-year course will give them a certificate, a two-year diploma and a three-year degree, which will be at par with any other regular graduation degree. After three years, an Agniveer will be awarded a general BA or B.Com degree. They can complete their degree within a maximum of six years.
Mohapatra further informed that IGNOU is now waiting for the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) to recognize the skill training these Agniveers are receiving with the forces, so that they can officially register them against the credits. be able to accept
“The skills-based training that jobs receive will need to be accredited under the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) before they can be accepted,” he said.
(Edited by Polomi Banerjee)