UGC releases concept note on blended mode of learning, seeks stakeholders’ feedback

Earlier, on May 9, 2021, the commission decided that higher education institutes (HEIs) should be allowed to teach up to 40 per cent of the syllabus of each course through online mode and the remaining 60 per cent through offline teaching.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on May 21, 2021, has released the draft concept note talking about the blended mode of teaching and learning. Earlier, on May 9, 2021, the commission decided that higher education institutes (HEIs) should be allowed to teach up to 40 per cent of the syllabus of each course through online mode and the remaining 60 per cent through offline teaching. In an official statement, Rajnish Jain, secretary, UGC said, “The UGC constituted an expert committee to prepare a concept note on the blended mode of teaching. The draft concept note is available for comments/suggestions of stakeholders, if any, which may be sent to UGC on policyfeedbackugc@gmail.com on or before June 6, 2021.”

The reports suggest that through the draft concept note UGC released detailed chapters on the role of teachers in blended learning, ICT tools and initiatives, SWAYAM, MOOCs as resources, ICT tools for collaboration and user-generated content, project-based learning and project management, innovative trends in evaluation and assessment and suggested framework for blended learning.

The commission, in its latest announcement, has asked all higher educational institutes (HEIs) including IITs, IIITs, etc. to not conduct any offline exams in May 2021 due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation and restrictions imposed in order to contain the increasing numbers of the novel coronavirus cases. . The commission released a circular regarding the announcement on its official website. The HEIs are also advised to assess the local conditions for conducting online exams.

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