Higher Education Institutes with Facilities for the Disabled to Get Additional Weightage, Says UGC Chief
UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar announced that higher education institutions with disability facilities will be given additional weightage during the accreditation process. This was decided at a UGC-hosted meeting to ensure the NEP 2020 is implemented effectively and on time. Check details here
Higher Education Institutes with Facilities for the Disabled to Get Additional Weightage
The Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) having facilities for persons with disabilities will be given additional weightage during the accreditation process, UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said. Universities or institutions with facilities for persons with disabilities, in accordance with the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) guidelines, will receive added consideration in the accreditation criteria of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
Additionally, all regulatory bodies will examine and update faculty selection and promotion guidelines to align with UGC regulations and eliminate discrepancies. The decision was taken at the inter-regulatory authority meeting hosted by the UGC on Tuesday to review the effective and timely implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
He said, “Weightage to be given to the universities or institutions having facilities for persons with disabilities as per RCI (Rehabilitation Council of India) guidelines in NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) accreditation criteria. All the regulators will review faculty selection or promotion guidelines and align those with UGC regulations to avoid inconsistencies.”
As per TOI reports, thirteen regulatory authorities in different domains of education have also decided to issue an advisory to the HEIs to apply for the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) recognition and set up a monitoring committee to address issues related to deemed-to-be and private universities.
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