Blog: Higher Educational Reforms

Context :

Govt plans to make affiliated colleges ‘degree-awarding multi-disciplinary autonomous Institutions by 2035

( TOI / 06 Mar 2022 )

Extract :

In a major restructuring of higher education in India, the Centre plans to allow all its affiliated colleges to become “ degree awarding multi-disciplinary autonomous Institutions “ by 2035

According to the proposed guidelines, students would also be allowed to simultaneously pursue dual degrees from two institutions, earn 40 % credits from outside the parent University / college, and allow colleges to form clusters or even larger University to offer multi-disciplinary degrees

For the next two weeks, the UGC is seeking suggestions from different stakeholders before its committee finalizes the guidelines

The idea is to set up large multi-disciplinary HEIs in or near every district by 2030

“ Today, most employers are looking for people with multiple skills. For too long our Indian Educational System has worked in silos and within very tight disciplinary boundaries. And we want to remove those disciplinary boundaries. Idea is to facilitate the student’s easy access to different disciplines in a given cluster “ , UGC Chairman, M Jagadesh Kumar told TOI ( cm.ugc@nic.in )

The policy speaks of a three pronged strategy, one of which is to establish additional departments, which have not been the core areas thus far of existing higher educational institutes

He said, in the last five years, JNU has introduced engineering, management, a school of traditional dance and music, making it a comprehensive university providing multi-disciplinary education

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MY TAKE :

Dear Shri Jagadesh Kumarji,

( cm.ugc@nic.in )

Congratulations for this long overdue reform

Some 35 years ago ( 1986 ), I was a member of a Committee appointed by Govt of Maharashtra to prepare / submit a PROJECT REPORT for establishing an AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY in Konkan region

This report ( which included a DRAFT of a BILL for grant of AUTONOMY to this University- to be enacted as a LAW – as also a PERT NETWORK for timely completion of the project ), could well serve as a MODEL for setting up of those HEIs ( Higher Educational Institutes ), which Central Government plans to set up in each district

Following is the Index of the contents of that Project Report

With whatever changes deemed fit, you may consider uploading such a DRAFT on UGC website and provide a provision to submit their suggestions ONLINE

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 09 March 2922

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The report can be viewed at :

DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY ……………….[ 31 Oct 1986 ]

{ A Reader Comment :

7 March 2016 at 02:50

May you live for one hundred years !

I cannot imagine any possible way to truly express my thanks for such great contribution by Shi Hemen Parekhji

to DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY !

May you be endowed with a thriving business and light house to other Universities!

Dr Suresh T Salunke / sss_malaxmi@yahoo.com }

INDEX

SR NO	DECRIPTION	PAGE NOS.
1	Covering letter
2	List of Committee Members	1-6
3	Terms of Reference	7-8
4	Preface	9-11
5	Synopsis of the Report	12-21
6	Approach	22-23
7	Recommendations & Decisions Required	24-45
8	Academic System 8.1. Engineering Disciplines & Intake 8.2. Curriculum 8.3. Industry Institute Interaction 8.4. Admission & Course Structure 8.5. Examinations & Evaluation 8.6. Degree / Diploma Recognition 8.7. Academic Audit	46-48 49 50-51 52-53 54-55 56-57 58-59
9	Administrative System 9.1. Autonomy 9.2. Management 9.3. Recruitment & service Conditions 9.4. Emoluments & service Conditions 9.5. Teachers Performance Evaluation 9.6. Teacher Education & development 9.7. Effective Working Days 9.8. Grievance Procedures 9.9. Manpower 9.10. Grants & Budgets 9.11. Tuition Fees	60-61 62-65 66-67 68-70 71-72 73-74 75 76 77 78-80 81-82
10	Master Development Plan	83-90
11	Infrastructure 11.1. Land 11.2. External 11.3. Internal	91-95 96-98 99-101
12	Legal System	102-104
13	The Pert Network	105
14	Annexures 1. References 2. Module System of Education 3. Annual Academic Audit 4. Draft Bill 5. Organization Chart 6. Career Profile 7. Teachers Performance Evaluation 8. Manpower Requirement 9. Recurring Expenditure Estimates 10. Master Development Plan 11. Survey Nos. of Land to be Acquired 12. Pert Network 13. Equipment list 14. Detailed Syllabi of Courses	106-108 109 110-123 124-187 188-189 190-193 194-209 210-211 212-213 214-227 228-233 234-241 242 243