Indian Journal of Gender Studies
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
Delhi University to go ‘choice-based credit system’ way
The Delhi University has decided to go ahead with the introduction of Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS) from the upcoming academic session, apparently without the “mandate” of the varsity’s Executive Council. In an official communication to deans of all faculties on April 29, DU’s joint registrar (academics) has directed them to start preparations for the implementation of CBCS.
The registrar’s communication came after a meeting between the vice-chancellor, Dinesh Singh, and the deans to discuss its implementation on April 23.
“I advise you to start the process of preparation of the syllabi for all undergraduate courses within the structure laid down by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The detailed guidelines, course structure, draft model syllabi for the 19 undergraduate courses which are available on UGC’s website may be carefully pursued by you before starting the process,” the letter said. Members of the executive council, which is the supreme decision making body of the varsity, said the matter has not been reported before it.
Recently, as many as 18 UGC-funded central universities have introduced Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels to bring about qualitative improvement in higher education. Minister of State for HRD Ram Shankar Katheria said in Lok Sabha during Question Hour session that UGC has been constantly persuading the universities to introduce academic reforms like introduction of semester system, CBCS and grading, to bring about qualitative improvement in higher education in the country.
15,000 students get personalised letters from Smriti Irani
It was a pleasant surprise for the students of Anand-based Dadabhai Naoroji High School, when they received 15,000 letters from Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani, each addressed individually. The minister had been invited by the students for the centenary celebrations of Charotar Education Society at DN High School. The minister not only accepted the invitation but also replied to all of 15,000 students.
CES chairman Nirav Patel had explained that the students had been asked to write to the minister, inviting her in their own way, in their own words. While the students were busy with the invitations, they were photographed and a video was shot, later digitized and enclosed with the invitation which representatives took to Delhi to personally invite her.
The minister sure became emotional on this personal invitation from the students, and when the parcel weighing over 100kg, with reply letters to each and every student who had invited her reached the school, the students could not believe it.
Irani had recently made a second visit to Maghrol village in Anand district, which she adopted under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, and gave green signal to projects worth Rs 7.14 crore for the development of the village, which includes tablet PC to each student of the government primary school and Wi-Fi access to the entire village.
Irani has earmarked Rs 42 lakh towards what she has called “smart school project,” which involves tablet PC to each student of the school up to class VIII at the primary school, Wi-Fi, and basic infrastructure upgradation such as dining hall for mid-day meal, among others.
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