The new proposals proposed by Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) for the next academic session include provision for dual degree, online education and pursuing four-year undergraduate programmes. Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The introduction was discussed at the Academic Council (AC) meeting of Jamia Millia Islamia last week.
The Council deliberated on a number of matters including the expansion of adoption of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) in its undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The matter will be placed before the next meeting of the Executive Council – the highest decision-making body of the University.
JMI Vice-Chancellor Najma Akhtar told PTI that the university is in the process of adopting several aspects of the NEP. “We have tried to adopt all aspects of the National Education Policy. We are taking steps to adopt many parts of the NEP.
“The NEP approved by the government in August 2020 replaces the 34-year-old National Policy on Education formulated in 1986 and aims to pave the way for “transformational reforms” in the school and higher education systems. India A “Global Knowledge Superpower.” Akhtar said, “In the recently held Academic Council meeting, the members adopted the UGC guidelines for multiple entry and exit options in academic programs offered in higher education institutions and implemented the layout of the restructured four-year undergraduate programs.” Did.”
Jamia is likely to offer the Four Year Undergraduate Program (FYUP) with multiple exit and entry options from the upcoming academic session.
The blueprint of the program was adopted in the recently held AC meeting. He said the matter would now be taken up in the next meeting of the Executive Council, which is the highest decision-making body of the university.
The AC has also – in consonance with the UGC guideline – decided that students will be able to pursue two degrees at JMI from the ensuing academic, considering that one of the courses is a regular and self-finance program in physical mode and the other a distance education programme, according to the minutes of the meeting accessed by PTI.
“A student may pursue two academic programmes, one full-time in physical mode and the other in online mode simultaneously, provided he/she adheres to JMI’s regular/online course attendance and other course requirements. The timings of the two programs do not overlap Should collide.
It was decided that in the case of professional courses, the decision of the regulatory bodies governing these courses would be final.
For implementing dual degree programmes, the University may constitute a University-level committee, consisting of experts from the Center for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) and other traditional mode departments of the University, to discuss .
In order to avoid clash of dates in examinations, CDOE may prepare the schedule of examinations keeping in view the schedule of examinations of regular programs of the University.
In the matter of online learning, the Academic Council resolved to adopt ‘The University Grants Commission (Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses for Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) Regulations, 2021’ in the University as per the minutes.
“After further discussion on the matter, the House resolved that the Board of Studies and the Faculty Committees of the concerned Departments/Faculties shall shortlist those courses under SWAYAM which have significant relevance to the courses being offered in the University,” the minutes said. read in
The House also resolved that credit transfer would be limited to 20 per cent of the total courses offered in a semester through the SWAYAM platform.
The Council resolved to approve the ‘UGC Guidelines for Multiple Entry and Exit in Academic Programs offered in Higher Education Institutions’. An official said, however, that the university has no plans to implement CUET for admission to all its undergraduate and postgraduate courses and will focus on its own entrance exams to “ensure timely admission” for the upcoming academic session. Will last
CUET was introduced last year by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses. However, JMI has not adopted CUET for all its undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Last year, the university had chosen CUET for 10 of its undergraduate programmes. The number is likely to increase this year.
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