The University Grants Commission has completed the framework for the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUGP), which will be implemented in all higher education institutions as of the upcoming academic session 2023-2024.
These regulations for four-year undergraduate programmes will be given to all universities in the country beginning next week, according to the UGC.
Along with the 45 central institutions, the bulk of state and private universities will start implementing the FYUGP with the 2019 academic year. In addition, several deemed universities will also consent to the execution of the programme.
For both current and former students, the FYUGP is anticipated to get approval from the UGC beginning in 2023–2024, when all new students will have the option to select four-year undergraduate programmes.
This suggests that students who registered for traditional, three-year undergraduate programmes this academic year may also have the choice to begin the four-year degree programme in the subsequent session.
All students will have access to a four-year undergraduate degree, according to the UGC, but they are not forced to sign up for it. One option for a student is to complete the three-year undergraduate degree.
According to UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar, the whole four-year undergraduate course schedule would soon be made available to the public.
The UGC chairman stated that current college students who are in their first or second year would also be offered the option to enrol in four-year undergraduate programmes.
Through their academic and executive councils, various institutions will be allowed to establish their own norms and regulations thanks to the UGC.
Even final-year students may be given the opportunity to enrol in the 4-year UG degree, the chairman said, depending on what the university decides.
The UGC chairman explained the significance of these changes by claiming that the program’s results would be known in four years if only new students were given the chance to enrol in FYUGP.
On the other hand, the outcomes will be visible sooner if older children are given the chance to engage.
Students pursuing a two-year postgraduate degree and an MPhil after four years of undergraduate study are required to earn a grade of at least 55% in order to be admitted to a PhD programme.
However, the MPhil programme won’t be available for much longer. According to the changes being made under the National Education Policy, some prominent universities will likewise quit offering MPhil courses in the following years.
