Summary
Secretary, University Grants Commission, Prof. Rajneesh Jain has sent hybrid model courses of UG and PG to all universities and colleges. Like other degree programs under the academic session 2022-23, this course will also provide entry-exit facility to first, second and third year students.
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Secretary, University Grants Commission, Prof. Rajneesh Jain has sent hybrid model courses of UG and PG to all universities and colleges. Like other degree programs under the academic session 2022-23, this course will also provide entry-exit facility to first, second and third year students. That is, after completing the first year, the student will be given a certificate course and a diploma in the second year. There will also be the facility of Academic Bank Credit (ABC). The credits of the student will continue to be added to this.
Lessons on reducing disaster risk in the first year
In the humanities, science, commerce, engineering, management courses of the undergraduate program, in the first year, students will be offered a certificate course on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. This course has been designed in such a way that through this education and skill development, they can make their future in this field.
This course is important
There are 3.73,99,388 crore students registered in higher education. In this, there are 2.98, 29, 075 crore students registered in various undergraduate programs. This number is more than the Indian Armed Forces. Which is considered to be the largest armed force in the world. If so many youth make their future by studying in the field of disaster management, then it will be of great help in disaster management.
40 percent of local disasters will get information
India is a vast country. On the basis of the geographical area here, from the cracking of mountains, sea storms, floods, other calamities keep coming. In such a situation, the disaster of every region is different. Therefore, 60 percent of the syllabus in this will be uniform on different topics of disaster management. Whereas 40 will be included on the basis of local geographical area, so that people involved in disaster management can be enabled to help the common people in local disaster.
This will be the format of UG and PG courses
- Foundation Course: Disaster Risk Reduction Management will be a compulsory subject in the fourth semester. There will be three credit and 100 marks paper in which 60 percent marks will be external and 40 percent marks will be internal. There will also be field work of 20 marks. Whereas this entire course will take 45 hours of lectures.
- Certificate Program: Management of disaster risk reduction will be the subject of study. Along with bookish knowledge, skill development will also be done in this. The eligibility for admission in this program will be 12th pass with 55% marks. Trained professionals will be prepared in this. The program will be of 38 credits based on two semesters. After completing this program in one year, you will get a certificate course.
- PG Diploma Programs: In this too, after completing the first year of studies, you will get a PG certificate and after two years you will get a PG diploma. In this, graduates with 45% marks in any stream will be able to take admission. This two semester program will be of 45 credits in total.