NEW DELHI: Additional
weightage
to be given during the
accreditation
process to higher education institutions (HEIs) having facilities for the person with disability(s). Thirteen regulatory authorities in different domains of education have also decided to issue an advisory to
HEIs
to apply for University Grants Commission’s (UGC) recognition and to set up a monitoring committee to address the issues related to Deemed-to-be Universities and Private Universities. These were decided at the inter-regulatory authority meeting hosted by the UGC to review the effective and timely implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 on Tuesday.
The regulators include National Medical Council (NMC), National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), Veterinary Council of India (VCI), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), Dental Council of India (DCI), Council of Architecture (COA), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), who also resolved to leverage synergy of all regulators around the evolving online education space.
M Jagadesh Kumar, chairperson, UGC, in his remarks stressed on effective use of technology in teaching-learning and also underscored the need to introduce a module on Indian Knowledge System in all disciplines.
The regulators also decided to encourage the participation of faculty members in faculty capacity building programmes being organised by Malviya Mission Centres, all of them to review faculty selection/ promotion guidelines and align them with the UGC Regulations to avoid inconsistencies.
Another recommendation that came from the meeting is to approach associated industries to nominate industry professionals to register on the Professor of Practice portal of the UGC.
The HEIs are also to get advice from their respective regulators to furnish information on the UGC UTSAH Portal detailing the initiatives being taken under NEP 2020.
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