May 10, 2022
450 Hours of Internship: Now Must for 4-Year UG Courses
A As part of the Education Policy 2020, the University Grants Commission for Undergraduate Courses have suggested changes for 4-year undergraduate courses. Amongst the many are a 450-hour internship, internet and working facilities for students, and setting up of a dedicated portal.
UGC chairperson M. Jagadesh Kumar rhetoricated that the draft intends to equip students to be skilled. He said, “The ability to integrate classroom knowledge to practical problems is important and this time can also be used by students to learn how to be part of teams and how to collaborate with people with different skill sets and experience.”
…On the part of institutions, the UGC have suggest improvement on facilities such as internet and working facilities for students. They’ve also suggest setting up portals for students…
In interaction with the press, Mr Kumar asserted UGC’s desire to encourage institutes to put in processes for internship programs. Expanding on the topic of internships, he said that undergraduate students must have a minimum of 20 credits for research and internships. The guidelines also state, “The internships of 8-10 weeks of 10 credits, after 2nd or 4th semester, will be mandatory for the students desirous of exiting with a certificate or diploma, respectively.”
With 45 hours of engagement in internship activities in a week, students can earn upto a credit for work. There is a suggestion that students must have a minimum of 10 credits of research internship after the two years of degree programme which needs to be completed in two months. The draft guidelines allow students who wish to continue learning on the job to engage as interns in their own institutes, research institutes or industrial R&D labs.
On the part of institutions, the UGC have suggest improvement on facilities such as internet and working facilities for students. They’ve also suggest setting up portals for students.
The draft guidelines will now be sent to stakeholders for their suggestions and opinions, the UGC expects to complete the process soon.
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