The Gujarat University has implemented NCC (National Cadet Corps) as an (Elective & Softskill) subject from the academic year 2019-20.
The University of Gujarat has approved the implementation of NCC as an Elective & Soft skill subject for its Affiliated colleges from the academic session 2021-22. "The Gujarat University has implemented NCC (National Cadet Corps) as an (Elective & Softskill) subject from the academic year 2019-20. Furthermore from 2021-22 NCC has been approved and implemented to affiliated colleges (BSc Elective/ BA Soft Skill/ BCom Soft Skill) by NCC Adhock Board of studies of Gujarat University," the notification read.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has earlier urged the Universities and colleges across the country to introduce National Cadet Corps as a general elective subject. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, in the JSR&D conference held on July 30, 2015, had decided to implement NCC as an elective subject, however, UGC noticed that it had not been implemented in the desired manner.
The new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has also included a choice-based credit system and UGC has proposed to include NCC as a general elective credit course to benefit the students enrolled in it.
In a letter to the state-run universities earlier, UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain said that the National Education Policy, 2020 has already recognized the importance of holistic education, social service, community development as credit courses under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS).
"The NCC credit course should be introduced in all universities and autonomous colleges across India which are currently having NCC troops or companies as allotted by Headquarters DGNCC. The same shall also be implemented in private colleges which have been allotted NCC under the Fully Self-Financed Scheme (FSFS). However, the credit course would not exceed the current capacity of NCC to provide trainers and training infrastructure for the smooth transition to the Credit Course System," as per the proposal of UGC.Â
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