UGC invites suggestions on internship guidelines for undergraduate students
The NEP envisions a robust mechanism for internships' research internships for undergraduate students in HEIs to enhance employability and develop research aptitude
The UGC has invited suggestions on the draft guidelines for Internship and Research Internships for Undergraduate students. The guidelines are aimed at providing opportunities to students for internships with local industry and other institutions around the university or college the student is currently enrolled with.
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisages several transformative initiatives in higher education. The UGC notification states that these initiatives include providing opportunities to students for internships with local industries, businesses, artists, and crafts persons. etc. as well as research internships with faculty and researchers at their own or other HEIs/research institutions, so that students may actively engage with the practical side of their learning and, as a by-product further improve their employability.
As part of the NEP-2020 Implementation, it was decided to have a robust mechanism for internships and research internships for undergraduate students in HEIs to enhance employability and develop the research aptitude of an individual. With this objective, the guidelines for internships/research internships for undergraduate students in view of the Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programmes (CCFUP) have been developed.
“The draft UGC Guidelines for Internship/Research Internship for Undergraduate Students are hereby placed in the public domain. UGC invites comments/suggestions/feedback from all the stakeholders on the aforesaid draft guidelines. The comments/suggestions feedback may be sent by November 12, 2023,” reads the UGC letter.
In accordance with the NEP-2020, the UGC framed a new student-centric “Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programmes” (CCFUP) incorporating a flexible choice-based credit system, multiple entry and exit options, and a multidisciplinary approach. In an internship course, students are required to participate in a work experience professional activity, or cooperative education activity with an entity external to the education institution, under the supervision of an expert from the given external entity.
A prime aspect of the internship/research internship is induction into actual work situations. Internships include working with government or private organizations, higher education institutions, universities, research and development labs/research organisations/non-government organisations, enterprises, centres involved in research, innovativeness and entrepreneurship, business organizations, local industry, artists, craftspeople, and similar other entities for providing opportunities to students for active engagement in on-site experiential learning.
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