Fast paced and slow-paced degree options from next year
Starting from the next academic session, students in India will have the flexibility to accelerate or decelerate their undergraduate degree programmes, according to University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar.
While he first announced this plan at a Chennai conference for autonomous colleges last week, Professor Kumar provided more details on the plan speaking with IndiaToday.in on the sidelines of a Delhi event celebrating a century of India's tie-ups with Johns Hopkins University on Monday.
“Talented students who are capable of taking more credits per semester can accelerate their programme. Let's say, in a 3-year undergraduate programme, they have to take 120 credits, that’s 40 credits per year. Instead, if they take more credits per year, they should be able to complete the degree in 2.5 years,” Kumar explains.
While he first announced this plan at a Chennai conference for autonomous colleges last week, Professor Kumar provided more details on the plan speaking with IndiaToday.in on the sidelines of a Delhi event celebrating a century of India's tie-ups with Johns Hopkins University on Monday.
“Talented students who are capable of taking more credits per semester can accelerate their programme. Let's say, in a 3-year undergraduate programme, they have to take 120 credits, that’s 40 credits per year. Instead, if they take more credits per year, they should be able to complete the degree in 2.5 years,” Kumar explains.
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