The University Grants Commission (UGC) is planning to replace conventional undergraduate courses of Humanities and Science streams with courses in vocational education.
Conventional courses like BA and BSc being offered for decades by universities may be phased out and replaced by Bachelor of Vocational Education courses prescribed by UGC, said UGC Vice Chairman, H Devaraj.
“However, it will not happen immediately. The transformation in the vocational education will be made, say, in the next 10 years,” he said.
B.Voc course would be introduced in about 200 colleges - 100 each in polytechnic and Arts Colleges - from the next academic year,Devaraj said, adding many more need-based vocational courses would be introduced gradually.
He said the commission would allocate Rs 25,000 crore to private institutions under Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) from the total of Rs 50,000 crore allotted under 12th plan.
Colleges would receive funds based purely on their performance, some indicators of which would be faculty availability, their qualification, research done by them, infrastructure and student strength.
Educational institutions need more accountability to elevate India to greater heights, he said and pointed out that even countries like the US and the UK do not spend as much as India for higher education, reported Economic Times.
Conventional courses like BA and BSc being offered for decades by universities may be phased out and replaced by Bachelor of Vocational Education courses prescribed by UGC, said UGC Vice Chairman, H Devaraj.
“However, it will not happen immediately. The transformation in the vocational education will be made, say, in the next 10 years,” he said.
B.Voc course would be introduced in about 200 colleges - 100 each in polytechnic and Arts Colleges - from the next academic year,Devaraj said, adding many more need-based vocational courses would be introduced gradually.
He said the commission would allocate Rs 25,000 crore to private institutions under Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) from the total of Rs 50,000 crore allotted under 12th plan.
Colleges would receive funds based purely on their performance, some indicators of which would be faculty availability, their qualification, research done by them, infrastructure and student strength.
Educational institutions need more accountability to elevate India to greater heights, he said and pointed out that even countries like the US and the UK do not spend as much as India for higher education, reported Economic Times.
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