LG Manoj Sinha sets six-month deadline for Design Your Degree rollout
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a Jammu Kashmir Higher Education Council meeting to discuss academic reforms and technology integration.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting of the Jammu Kashmir Higher Education Council (JKHEC) at Lok Bhavan on Wednesday, according to the Daily Excelsior. The meeting aimed to create a roadmap for higher education, focusing on academic excellence, research, and innovation.
Sinha set a six-month deadline for universities in Jammu Kashmir to implement the 'Design Your Degree' programme. He also urged institutions to collaborate by sharing academic credits, research laboratories, and resources.
The Council discussed recasting undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Members also discussed setting up a Task Force to integrate artificial intelligence, including machine learning and deep learning, and data science into these programmes.
Sinha stated that transforming higher education into a holistic system is a shared responsibility and that the time has come to turn council initiatives into tangible achievements. He emphasised that learning programmes should incorporate local languages and cultures.
JKHEC Vice Chairman Prof. Dinesh Singh called for policy directives to align curricula with the 'Design Your Degree' framework. The Council also reviewed progress on Engineering Kitchens, entrepreneurship programmes, and the reform of the fund allocation mechanism.
The meeting was attended by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Minister Shamim Firdous, and various Vice Chancellors and directors from institutions including the University of Jammu, Kashmir University, IIT Jammu, and IIM Jammu.