UGC Revises Curriculum Framework for Environmental Education for Undergraduates in Line with NEP-Education News
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has revised the curriculum framework for environmental education, a mandatory course for undergraduate admissions in order to cater to students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds.
The revised framework is in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and will be covering additional topics to sensitise students about the country’s commitment towards achieving sustainable development goals, UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar said. The new draft guidelines will be released in the public domain this week, seeking suggestions from stakeholders. The course will be taught to all UG students in their second semester and students can earn four credits from it.
In 2017, the UGC framed an 8 unit’s module syllabus for the Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC-Environmental Studies) under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). “The present document is an outcome of the UGC’s initiative to implement NEP 2020, which has emphasised the need to formulate guidelines and curriculum framework for environmental education. The document is expected to cater to students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds,” Kumar said.
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