Efforts are on to set up Quality Assessment Cell to conduct an academic audit in colleges and to further setup Internal Quality Assessment Cells in all universities and colleges, he added.
Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh has said that an outcome-based curriculum of conventional undergraduate programs was revised through subject expert committees under National Education Policy (NEP). The four years honors programme with BA, BSc, BCom etc with life skill courses, skill development courses, skill enhancement courses, research and ten months mandatory internship has been introduced from 2020-21 academic year, he said.
He made the statement while addressing the media regarding the achievements of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) in the academic year 2020-21.
Suresh further said that the engineering programs curriculum is also revised. B Tech Honors degree with 10 months of mandatory internship is introduced with minor degrees. Different tracks for Minor are planned with Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) and National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) also.
Efforts are on to set up Quality Assessment Cell to conduct academic audit in colleges and to further setup Internal Quality Assessment Cells in all universities and colleges, he added.
The minister further said that proposals are made for four new universities - Skill Development University at Tirupati, Andhra Kesari Tanguturi Prakasam University at Ongole, Sri Gurajada Apparao University at Vizianagaram and Tribal University. YSR Architecture and Fine Arts University established at Kadapa. Tribal Engineering College at Kurupam will function from 2021-22. One cluster university is established at Kadapa under RUSA.
Suresh said that APSCHE has entered into an MoU with the Confederation of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Bangalore to develop incubation centers and technology laboratories for novel, innovative and value-added products, process or service particularly in the areas of advancement in Technology, Management and Applied Engineering and associated areas of applications across all universities and affiliated institutions.
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