At present, most of the colleges in the state are running three-year degree courses (Representational image)
A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who is also the chancellor of the state’s universities.
A statement issued by the Raj Bhavan said that all state universities in Bihar will start four-year undergraduate degree courses under the choice-based credit system from the coming academic session this year.
A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who is also the chancellor of state universities.
Presently most of the colleges in the state are running three year degree course.
The meeting, which lasted till late evening on Thursday, was attended by almost all the vice-chancellors of state universities and senior officials of the education department, and the decision was taken at the national level. Education Policy-2020.
“Four-year undergraduate degree courses under CBCS and semester system will be started from the coming academic session (2023-27). In the first year of implementation of CBSE and semester system, universities will start their own admission process.
But from the next academic session, there will be a centralized admission process and all universities will follow the same. A committee of experts will also be constituted to decide the syllabus for the first year of the new system.
CBCS allows students to choose inter-disciplinary, intra-disciplinary courses, skill-oriented papers from other disciplines as per their learning needs, interests and aptitude.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has designed the course structure for the four-year undergraduate program and some universities, including Delhi University, have introduced it.
A senior official of the education department said that the revised curriculum would impart skill development training from the first year itself.
The official said that the undergraduate programs under CBSE would be divided into eight semesters and the students would be given certificates after completing one year of two semesters.
Despite repeated attempts, Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekhar could not be contacted for his comment.
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