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• The University Grants Commission (UGC) is soon to announce a new credit and curriculum framework for undergraduate programmes (CCFUGP) on “understanding India”, modern Indian languages and yoga.
• Through the CCFUGP, the UGC aims to implement the recommendations in the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 for making higher education multi-disciplinary.
• The curriculum prescribed by the UGC consists of major stream courses, minor stream courses along with modern Indian language and English language, skill enhancement courses and value-added courses.
  • Students will have flexible degree options with single or double majors.
  • Learners can move from one institution to another, and can also switch to alternative modes of learning such as open and distance learning, online learning or hybrid mode.
• The document on the CCFUGP is to be made public next week.

University Grants Commission (UGC)

• University Grants Commission is a statutory body under the University Grants Commission Act, of 1956.
• UGC is charged with the task of coordinating and maintaining standards of higher education in India.
• It provides recognition to universities and also allocates funds to universities and colleges.
• UGC headquarters are in New Delhi, and it also has 6 regional centres.
• All grants to universities and higher learning institutions are handled by the UGC.
• In 2015-16, the Union government initiated a National Institutional Ranking Framework under UGC to rank all educational institutes.
• UGC also conducts the National Eligibility Test (NET) for the appointments of teachers in colleges and universities.
• M Jagadesh Kumar is the current chairman of the UGC.

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