During the DU academic council meeting, a resolution to introduce 24 similar courses that aim to develop critical thinking in the students was approved. It will be now presented to the highest decision-making body of the varsity, its executive council. Students can take one or more such value-addition courses per semester.
Delhi University mulls introducing art of being happy, emotional intelligence courses
The Delhi University has announced that it will begin the value-addition courses on topics like emotional intelligence, the art of being happy and Indian fiction from the 2022-23 academic year as part of the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework-2022 (UGCF).
During the DU academic council meeting, a resolution to introduce 24 similar courses that aim to develop critical thinking in the students was approved. It will be now presented to the highest decision-making body of the varsity, its executive council. Students can take one or more such value-addition courses per semester.
Some of these courses are Emotional Intelligence, Art of Being Happy, Financial Literary and Ethics, Vedic Mathematics and Value of Indian Tradition System. All these courses have been prepared by the value addition course committee headed by professor Niranjan Kumar.
“The value addition courses have been designed keeping in mind the National Education Policy 2022. They have various components like critical thinking, compassion, teamwork, scientific temperament, Indian knowledge systems, ethical, cultural and constitutional values, and creative writing,” Kumar said, as reported by the Indian Express.
“This is the first time a prestigious university like the DU has introduced such courses. They will act as a game-changer in terms of social-building,” he added.
Candidates who will be applying for this course must note that the credits that they will gain through these courses will be added to the student’s Academic Bank of Credits. Among the courses are those inspired by prominent campaigns initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi such as Fit India and Swacch Bharat.
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