New Delhi: The University of Delhi has released a draft Undergraduate Curriculum Framework 2022 (UGCF-2022) on Friday, January 21, 2022. Following which the university invited suggestions from stakeholders that include teachers, academicians, students and their parents.
As per Delhi University, the draft will act as a guiding framework for the university to rethink and revise its undergraduate courses in future. To incorporate all the relevant ideas and to develop a comprehensive framework to revise the entire curriculum, DU has invited suggestions and feedback on the draft.
DU Formulates UGCF 2022 as per NEP 2020
The draft has been formulated in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP). All the concerned authorities, especially teachers, students, parents and eminent academicians have been requested to review the draft and submit their suggestions on the same.
The last date to send the feedback is January 30, 2022, latest by 11:59 p.m. The stakeholders can fill-up the form available on the official website, du.ac.in and send their suggestions.
Direct Link: DU Undergraduate Curriculum Framework 2022 Suggestion Form
As UGCF 2022 is based on the new NEP, it is said to play a pivotal role in aligning the curriculum of the UG Courses with learning outcome-based guidelines. In view of this, multiple key changes are being planned by DU.
DU Proposes Significant Changes Under UGCF 2022
As per the report, the varsity is planning to revise the course duration of all DU UG courses to 4-year programmes. The new four year UG programmes (FYUP) will enable the students to opt for multiple entries and exit options during that period.
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In addition to FYUP, the varsity also plans to introduce ‘Academic Bank of Credit (ABC)’ to allow students to store credits obtained in a course and resume studies from wherever they have left, from the next year onwards.
Additionally, it is also going to change the DU Admission 2022 process and criteria from a merit-based cut-off system to entrance exams. DU is to adopt the Central University Common Entrance Test (CUCET) to shortlist candidates for admission to different UG programmes offered by the university.
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Draft UGCF 2022: Critique
Prior to the release for suggestions, the Draft UGCF was criticised by a section of DU faculty on the ground that it was not discussed in the Academic Council meeting of the university. Academic Council member Mithuraaj Dhusiya commented that cosmetic changes as mentioned in the draft, cannot hide the impending loss of jobs.
Former Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) treasurer Abha Dev Habib said the Executive Council had approved a framework with 196 credits on August 31, 2021, amidst multiple dissents.
In December, DU circulated to its affiliated colleges two more draft FYUP frameworks of 184 credits and 164 credits.
“This is the fourth model. While the UGC seems to be bringing guidelines for a four-year undergraduate programme of 160 credits. This shows that the very idea of a single structure leading to multiple types of certifications is so flawed that meaningful FYUP is not possible,” she said regarding the UGCF 2022 draft.
Habib mentioned that the new model reduced weightage in terms of the number of hours and therefore, credits dedicated towards Discipline Specific Core (DSC), Discipline Specific Electives (DSE) and Genetic Elective (GE) from six to four.
She has also warned that this can lead to massive dilution of the importance of the key courses for students and a huge reduction of workload of the teachers can lead towards loss of jobs.
Former Academic Council member Dev Kumar has commented that the course structure will bring the contractualisation of teachers into force. This process can be detrimental to the teacher-learning process.
According to Rudrashis Chakraborty, an elected member of DUTA Executive, the proposed UG programme tries to impose a “one-size-fits-all” policy on every course, irrespective of the individual needs and customised requirements of different courses. “This is not academically feasible and compromises quality and rigour of various courses”, he also added.
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