As per the latest updates, University Grants Commission, UGC has directed universities and higher educational institutes to promote Apprentices or Internship degree programs in their curriculum from the next academic session of 2022.
Higher Education Institutions has been directed by the University Grants Commission to include and promote an Apprentice/ Internship programs by embedding them in general degree programs for students.
As per the official notice, the decision was made in line with the Budget Announcement for the 2020-2021 session. The decision was made in order to provide necessary hand-on knowledge to students before their graduation.
The main objective of the commission is to offer internship embedded programs to students in all UGC-affiliated universities so that they can be fully prepared for the industry world.
UGC Official Notice reads, “As you are aware, in line with the Budget Announcement of 2020-21, UGC Guidelines form Higher Education Institutions to offer Apprentice/ Internship embedded Degree Programme for embedding apprenticeship/ internship in general degree programs offered by the Universities have been developed.”
Furthermore, the Union Grant Commission, UGC has also requested the higher educational institutes and universities to share information about degree programs by filling the official UGC goggle form available on the commission's official website.
The university has been asked to submit the Union Grant Commission, UGC google form with required details on or before October 10, 2021.
The Apprenticeship-embedded degree and diploma program were introduced in various UGC universities and colleges in order to improve the employment record of the students.
As per the official notice, "Considering the interests of the students and society at large, you are requested to kindly promote apprenticeship/internship embedded degree programs in your University as well as the college/institutions affiliated to your University"
"If your University is already offering such apprenticeship/internship embedded degree programme/s, you are requested to share the relevant information with us by filling in a Google Form" the official notice further reads.
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