Earlier, this week, the new credit and curriculum framework for undergraduate courses was announced and it defined Honours degree courses as a four-year programme.
3-year undergraduate courses will not be discontinued til 4-year UG programme fully implemented: UGC
The University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar has said that the three-year undergraduate courses will not be discontinued until the four-year undergraduate course is fully implemented. Earlier, this week, the new credit and curriculum framework for undergraduate courses was announced and it defined Honours degree courses as a four-year programme.
However, now the UGC Chairman has clarified that the three and four year programmes. "It is left to the universities," he said, as reported by NDTV. When asked if it is mandatory for universities to migrate to the four-year pattern for Honours degrees, he said candidates with four-year undergraduate degrees can directly pursue PhD and they will not require a Master's degree.
Describing the benefits of the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP), he said, "The first advantage is that they do not have to do a Master's degree to join a PhD programme. They can also take a single or double major to gain a deeper knowledge of a given discipline."
"Since multidisciplinary courses, ability enhancement courses, skill enhancement courses, value-added courses, and internships are embedded in the FYUP, it will enhance the opportunities for students to take up employment or go for higher studies," he said.
On Monday, the UGC had notified the curriculum and credit framework for undergraduate programmes which will provide students with multiple options for entry and exit, a choice between single major and double major and interdisciplinary choices of subjects.
The framework has been developed by revising the existing Choice Based Credit System. Under the programme, students will only be able to pursue a four-year honours degree rather than a three-year course like the present. Honours degrees will also be offered in two categories -- honours and honours with research.
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