‘Get out of your comfort zone to ensure students benefit from NEP-2020’
Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor PS Yadapaditya said on Monday that the university will opt for digital evaluation of answer sheets of examinations to be conducted under the new National Education Policy-2020 in the academic year 2021-22.
Speaking at a workshop here on NEP-2020 organized by the University for college teachers and students, he said that the University has developed a methodology as a method of examinations to be conducted for fresh (1st year) students of 2021-22 batch. Examination Reform Committee has been constituted. Will have to change
The Vice Chancellor said that more cluster level workshops would be organized to clear the doubts of the teachers in the implementation of the policy. They will be held in Madikeri, Puttur, Mangaluru and Udupi. Workshops will be organized for teachers of subject associations.
Shri Yadapadithya said that if NEP-2020 is to be implemented effectively, it requires a change in mindset. “Get out of your comfort zone to ensure that students benefit from the policy,” he said.
The Vice Chancellor said that the colleges have to equip themselves in terms of infrastructure and human resource required to implement the policy effectively. In a competitive era, there is no choice but to compete to stay in the fray.
Allaying apprehensions that the implementation of NEP will reduce the workload of teachers and lead to loss of employment, Mr. Yadapadithya said that it will only increase the workload. Teachers have to adapt to the changing circumstances.
He said that NEP-2020 should be implemented in such a way to make higher education locally relevant and globally competitive.
Registrar (Administration) CK Kishore Kumar told that the university has prepared the syllabus of 60 subjects. The courses will be placed before the respective faculties on Tuesday and will be discussed at a meeting of the university’s academic council on October 27 where they will be approved for final implementation.