Expertise in various aspects of the Puranas, Vedas and other components of the Indian knowledge system can be “credited” by students, according to the new National Credit Framework (NCRF) released by the University Grants Commission on Tuesday.
NCRF will integrate learning across multiple areas, such as academics, vocational skills, and even experiential learning including relevant experiences and proficiency/professional levels.
As per the framework, even online, digital and blended learning can now be “credited” and accumulated.
The NCRF document released on Monday evening lists 18 major “vidyas”, or theoretical subjects, and 64 “arts”, applied science or vocational subjects and crafts, that can be considered for credit accumulation.
The draft framework, which proposes to bring the school education system under a single credit system, was put in the public domain by the UGC in October last year to seek feedback. The framework also allows each learning item to be “credited” for its assessment.
Covering school education for the first time under a single credit framework, NCRF has divided the learning ecosystem into eight tiers, awarding credits based on hours of learning from class 5 to PhD level.
“Up to class 12, each subject is earmarked 240 hours for self-study at the school level. In higher education, it covers all undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as Ph.D. Vocational education and skill training from level 1 to 8 are also now part of this framework. Earning of credits will be based on total learning hours and assessments.
“Nothing is left out. Sports, yoga, physical activities, performing arts, handicrafts, bag-free days will also be part of the assessment framework, apart from classrooms.”
The final report also lists the Indian Knowledge System, and that too under the “Special Achievement” category. This was not mentioned in the draft document released in October.
Other areas that are eligible for credit along with the Indian knowledge system include sports and games, individual arts, master craftsmen of heritage and traditional skills, social work in high-impact areas such as education, health care and anti-drug Are. , and innovation and start-ups.
The document, however, stressed that credit should be awarded based on pre-defined learning outcomes along with criteria for specific achievements.
Special achievement, the document states, winning medals or holding positions in national or international events, Padma or other awards conferred by the Central or State Governments or other recognized bodies, social work of high priority with high impact duly appraised Can be done independent assessment methods.
“The total credit points earned by a student shall be the multiplication of the total credits earned at the level of study or skilling and the NCRF level assigned to that level of skilling and academic category. The framework also takes into account cases in which the student exits the education ecosystem and takes up employment,” it said.
“At any point of time, the total credit points accumulated by a student shall be calculated as the ‘total credit points earned’ multiplied by the ‘weightage given to the relevant experience obtained by the student’. The credit done will be stored through the Academic Bank of Credit.
The document states that transfer of credits is possible only when the credits are recognized by the respective awarding bodies and there is a mutual agreement on credits between the body that allots credits and the body that accepts them.
“If a learner fulfills the eligibility criteria for admission to a program by having the requisite number of credits, it shall be the decision of the admitting institution to determine the modalities and procedure for admission which shall include a merit-based list, an admission The examination may be inclusive/examination or only on first come-first serve basis,” the document stated.
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