New 4+1 format will help state students to compete on National level: WB CM Mamata Banerjee
Owing to some teachers' bodies slamming the state government's decision. the Chief Minister announced that "the new policy, recommended by the UGC, would be advantageous for the students as they would now be requiring only one year to complete their master's degree." She further said that the state government decided to accept it because other states are also adapting it.
New 4+1 format will help state students to compete on National level: WB CM Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that the decision to introduce a four-year honors course at the undergraduate level from this academic year has been taken so that students from the state can compete at the national level. Owing to some teachers' bodies slamming the state government's decision. the Chief Minister announced that "the new policy, recommended by the UGC, would be advantageous for the students as they would now be requiring only one year to complete their master's degree."
She further said that the state government decided to accept it because other states are also adapting it. "Earlier, we used to see that three years were needed to complete graduation. Now, a change has been brought in. Those pursuing graduation in 'pass course' will need three years to complete the course while those in honours courses will require four years as suggested by the UGC. There is an advantage. You will require only one year to complete your Masters degree. So the matter remains the same," Banerjee said.
She was speaking at a programme to facilitate the toppers of the board examinations. "If other states are accepting it and we do not, then our students will not be able to compete with them (at the national level). That is the reason we had to adapt to it," she said.
The West Bengal government earlier announced the introduction of a four-year honours course at the undergraduate level in all government and state-aided higher educational institutions from this academic session.
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