UP univs, degree colleges likely to have common syllabus from new session
LUCKNOW: All universities and degree colleges of UP are likely to have a common minimum syllabus from the 2021-22 session as the state higher education department has started the process for developing it. The common minimum syllabus will prove beneficial for the students who have to often move from one university to another owing to transferable jobs of their parents.
Twice in the past, the state higher education department made a similar attempt but it failed. Now with the rollout of the new education policy-2020, the department is making an allout effort to develop the common syllabus.
Deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma said the syllabus of universities and colleges was being restructured in sync with new education policy-2020.
A state level committee under additional chief secretary, higher education, Monika S Garg has been formed for the same. Besides, separate supervisory committees of arts, science, commerce, language, education and management have also been formed in this regard.
The restructured syllabus will be sent to the universities and degree colleges by the month end to ensure it is implemented from the new academic session beginning from July.
Sharma said in the first phase, at undergraduate level 16 subjects of arts stream, four of languages, nine of sciences and six each of commerce, education and management have been uploaded on the website inviting comments from teachers and experts. From the new academic session, students seeking admission to undergraduate course in the state universities may have to study a new revised common syllabus after they pass class 12.
The state government is engaging with subject experts that would allow undergraduate students to opt for two major subjects from one stream. Also, students will have to take one major and one minor subject from any other stream and one vocational and one compulsory co-curricular subject as per the policy. Informing about the new changes, additional chief secretary, higher education, Monika S Garg said the new system will be flexible allowing students to opt for different courses as per their choice. This will be done by easy credit transfer system that will allow them to easily switch course and even college and university. The firat unit of every subject will focus on Indian culture, she said.
The students will be allowed to take up vocational subjects along with their regular subjects. The new curriculum attempts to impart practical knowledge to students opting for theoretical subjects like languages. To encourage research, special orientation will be done for first year students and they will have to submit a research project in third year.
Under the new choice-based credit system, there will be six co-curricular subjects of two credits each which students have to complete in first three years. Each semester will be of at least 15 weeks of which 90 days of mandatory classes is a must. One credit per week is equal to one hour and four credits in one semester is equal to 60 hours of lecture. Each question paper will have a minimum pass percentage which will be fixed by the academic council of universities. There will be minimum marks to qualify a paper while three minimum credits will be a must to obtain a degree.
Garg said, “Student have to accumulate minimum of 46 credits for one-year certificate course, 92 credits for two-year diploma and 138 credits to earn an undergraduate degree.”
75% of total evaluation will be done by external examiners while 25% will be done by internal assessment.
The syllabus of universities and colleges is being restructured in sync with new education policy2020. DINESH SHARMA, Deputy chief minister