UGC’s Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar cleared out all doubts against newly introduced position of ‘Professor of Practice’ (PoP), who is an individual holding expertise in non-academic backgrounds. Traditional faculty does not hold any reach of other provisions except science, says Kumar. Regardless of traditional posts, PoPs will be hired for four years. Educational qualifications in academics will not be necessary for such a position as their experience and knowledge of practical skills carry importance. This initiative is being carried on to lessen the space between academia and vocational skills.
In the wake of the pandemic, many students have gone through online education, seeking distance or online degrees; which have now been validated by the University Grant Commission (UGC) as relevant degrees, just like regular enrollments. The statutory body stated in a notice that the institutions providing graduate, post-graduate or diploma online degrees, which fall in coordination of UGC 2014 degrees guidelines are to be considered as relevant, and equivalent to conventionally obtained ones.
The gateway entrance exam for under-graduate students, Common University Entrance Test (CUET) results are hoped to be out by September 15th. The chairperson of UGC Jagadesh Kumar announced the conclusion of the wait to be in the second week of September. CUET was held through July and ended on 30th August, which was initially imagined to be over by August 20th and wasn’t due to several students having faced glitches, resulting in a six-phases split for student convenience.
