JNU sets up committee for successfull implementation of NEP

The committee will also look into other aspects of NEP-2020 which are relevant to a research-oriented university like JNU, JNU Rector said.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University has formed a committee to deliberate upon measures to be taken to successfully implement the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, including the introduction of four-year undergraduate programmes.

The varsity took the decision at the Academic Council meeting. "The council deliberated upon some of the major issues at hand in the implementation of NEP including the possibility of converting the existing three-year BA programme courses into four-year programmes, starting new four-year undergraduate programmes and offering master's level programmes in online mode on subjects which do not require lab or experimental work," JNU Rector Chintamani Mahapatra said.

"Strengthening further the inclusive policy of the university to provide better opportunities for students coming from socially and economically disadvantaged sections, increasing the intake of international students and promoting innovation and entrepreneurship among students and faculty members, he added.

"The committee will also look into other aspects of NEP-2020 which are relevant to a research-oriented university like JNU," Mahapatra said. He said the Academic Council also decided to establish a Special Centre for Systems Medicine (SCSM) in the university.

Systems Medicine is an approach to understand the complexity of the interactions of all the molecular and cellular determinants involved in the pathophysiology of a disease. This proposed centre will serve as a national hub for the development of India specific clinical and molecular data and its application in the area of systems medicine, the JNU rector said.

The new National Education Policy introduced by the ruling government replaced the 34-year-old education policy. The major change introduced in the NEP includes the change in the 10+2 school system which is now changed to 5+3+3+4 format. The new format would in turn change the board exams and the assessment system. The Policy would also affect the admissions to colleges including mandatory entrance examinations along with multiple entries and exit points during the course. Academic Bank of Credit will also be set for the students and the college education bodies like the UGCC, AICTE, NAAC will be replaced with a single autonomous body.

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