Srinivas University announces early adoption of NEP-2020
Mangalore 10, 2021: Srinivas University has approved the proposal of early adoption of the National Education Policy at its Board meeting held on August 9.
The meeting chaired by Chancellor Dr. CA A. Raghavendra Rao and attended by all board members approved the proposal of early adoption of National Education Policy which is futuristic, innovative, student-centered, and faculty-focused.
Karnataka State Higher Education Minister Dr. C. N. Ashwath Narayana is keen on implementing NEP 2020 in all Universities of Karnataka State. Responding early to his call, Srinivas University has analyzed the positive features of NEP-2020 and with certain progressive modifications, has decided to implement it from a forthcoming academic year at all its undergraduate, postgraduate, and research course levels.
Accordingly, all its BA, B.Sc., BBA, BMS, BCA, students have the option to pursue 3 years Pass degree course or 4 years Honours degree course, or 5 years Integrated Master’s degree course after 12th standard.
Students can also exit after one year of undergraduate study with a Certificate, after two years of undergraduate study with a Diploma. The university also offers two years Master’s degree programs for 3 years Pass degree holders, and one year Master’s degree course for 4 years Honours degree holders.
Programs like M.Tech, M.S., MPT, MHM, and M.Sc. (Nursing) will be also of one-year duration.
Further, 4 years Honours degree graduates can pursue a Ph.D. program directly without doing a Master’s degree course provided they get eligibility through NET/SLET/University admission test.
Going deep into NEP proposals, University also decided to offer many free-ships to waive 100% course fees and many scholarships to waive 50% course fees to academically bright students of Karnataka State.
As per NEP 2020, the University offers single super-specialty programs, Dual specialty programs, one Major, and two minor subjects’ programs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
However, MBA and MCA will be of two years programs due to their broad entry backgrounds and the objectives of creating strategic entrepreneurs as business/technology leaders.
The university has also taken measures to offer research and skill-focused quality education at all three levels and to create student innovators through Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) and by intensifying faculty research & scholarly publications, Vice-Chancellor Dr. P. S. Aithal said.
