The Executive Council of the Delhi University on Friday passed the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF), formulated according to the National Education Policy (NEP), for the 2022-23 academic session.
Three EC members dissented against UGCF’s implementation, saying the “concerns have been brushed aside in passing this hurried, half-baked restructuring”.
The UGCF was passed at the Academic Council meeting of the university on Wednesday, with 11 members dissenting against its implementation there.
The UGCF includes two features of the NEP — the multidisciplinary approach and the multiple entry and exit scheme (MEES).
Under the MEES, students can exit at the end of an academic year with a degree. The draft offers a total of 176 credits. The students need to earn a minimum of 50 per cent credits in a discipline to get a four-year undergraduate degree with a major in that discipline.
DU EC member advocate Ashok Agarwal said the UGCF along with Multiple Entry and Exit Scheme (MEES) and Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) Regulations is a major overhauling.
DU is known for its undergraduate studies. Given the number of students and teachers involved in UG studies, it is important to tread with caution and not repeat the mistakes of the FYUP implemented in 2013. Over 70,000 students take admission every year in UG courses.
