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  • Include NCC as an elective course, UGC tells vice-chancellors of all universities

    Express News Service
    NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission has issued an advisory to the vice-chancellors of all universities to include NCC training as General Elective Credit Course.

    The students opting for the course can earn academic credit. This is being done after a study was conducted by the NCC.

    The letter, issued on April 15 by Rajnish Jain, Secretary (UGC), says, “UGC has received a letter dated 16th March 2021 from Directorate General, NCC, proposing to include NCC as an elective subject in Indian Universities. The detailed proposal of the NCC is attached for your consideration and appropriate action.”

    The proposal includes a list of state-wise NCC DTES (State Directorates) officers to be contacted for further information in this regard.  

    Dr Ajay Kumar, Defence Secretary, tweeted, “NCC could help shape the young minds across the country.”

    NCC as an Elective Course!!@ugc_india asks Vice Chancellors of all Universities across the country to considerBig boon as NCC could help shape young students across the country!!@DteNcc @NccDteMPCG @NCCDteUP @NccDteAPandT @NCCDte_TNPAN @NCCDte_Bih_Jhar @Prodef_blr @prodef pic.twitter.com/5jRCVdoNhA
    — Ajay Kumar (@drajaykumar_ias) April 16, 2021

     The letter says, “Now with New Education Policy 2020 having “Choice Based Credit System” (CBCS) as its component, it has been felt that NCC should be introduced as General Elective Credit Course in universities and colleges having NCC to make it more popular thereby benefiting the student fraternity enrolled with NCC.”

    Before the proposal was sent to UGC, an in-depth study was done by NCC Director-General to have NCC as a General Elective Credit Course as per NEP 2020, under the ‘Choice Based Credit System’.

    All the students, who enroll as NCC cadets, will be obtaining academic credit for NCC training in addition to acquiring valuable NCC ‘B’ and ‘C’ certificates and will be able to avail of employment incentives and benefits offered under various central and state govt schemes.

    NCC is the world’s biggest uniformed youth organisation with a strength of nearly 14 lakh cadets enrolled under the Army, Air Force, and Navy wings at present. It helps to develop a sense of patriotism and leadership among the youth. The government has been working to make NCC more attractive.

    The UGC was established in November 1956 as a statutory body of the Government of India for the coordination, determination, and maintenance of standards of university education.

  • CA, CS, ICWA qualifications equivalent to PG degree: University Grants Commission

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Candidates who qualify for the Chartered Accountant (CA), Company Secretary (CS) or Cost and Works Accountant (ICWA) exams will now be treated equivalent to postgraduate degree holders, according to the University Grants Commission (UGC).

    “The UGC had received requests from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, to consider the qualification being awarded by them — CA, CS and ICWA, equivalent to post-graduation degrees,” the UGC said in an official order.

    “To consider this, a committee was constituted by the UGC. The commission considered recommendation of the expert committee and resolved that CA, CS and ICWA qualification be considered equivalent to PG degrees,” it added.

    Welcoming the move, the ICAI tweeted, “the University Grants Commission @ugc_india has resolved that CA Qualification will be treated equivalent to PG Degree based on requests submitted from @theicai. This will not only help CAs for pursuing higher studies but will also facilitate the mobility of Indian CAs globally”.

    The ICSI said the move will leverage the profession across the globe.

    “This recognition will leverage the company secretary profession across the globe, giving the members of the institute an opportunity to pursue PhD in Commerce and Allied Disciplines,” it said in a release.

  • B.Tech degrees, Diploma in engineering awarded by IGNOU till 2011-12 session valid: AICTE

    IGNOU was offering the two courses through distance learning, however, the courses were discontinued after the University Grants Commission.