All Universities to Conduct IIT-like Induction Programme for Freshers

UGC has issued a newquality mandate according to which all universities will have to organize induction programme for all freshers on the lines similar to IITs. The new mandate was issued by UGC on June 4, 2018, for all universities across India.

UGC has set a target to achieve all the targets mentioned in the new mandate by 2022. The mandate says that the induction programme on the lines of IIT will be organized at the beginning of the session. UGC has also given its nod for launching a learning outcome-based curriculum design. This will bind the universities and educational institutes to revise their curriculum at regular intervals.

Also, some examination reforms have also been made that will enable the institute to test the concepts and understanding of students regarding various topics in the syllabus. This practice will help the students in gaining application-based knowledge. The revised norms will also help in testing a student’s progress after completion of the course in order to understand how they have benefited from their course.

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The mandate further added that institutes will be required to build social and industry connections. Under this, every institution will be required to adopt at least 5 villages for exchanging knowledge and overall economic and social development of the communities residing in the village.

UGC has also urged all institutes and universities to improve the graduate outcomes for the students in order to ensure at least 50% employment or self-employment. They have also been advised to encourage students to pursue higher education.

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Other than the above, universities have been advised to ensure that teacher vacancies do not exceed 10% of the required strength. Institutes have also been asked to provide proper orientation and training to teachers in their respective domains.