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Hindustan Times
26-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
City colleges join hands to offer students more electives
Mumbai: From the coming academic year, students in Mumbai will be able to enrol for electives outside their chosen stream and institution as many colleges have signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to share resources and offer elective courses to students from other institutions. This move is aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which encourages multidisciplinary learning and allows students to choose a minor subject from any department, including outside their own stream. The minor subject will account for 18-20 credits spread over three years. As part of implementation of the NEP, many colleges located in the same neighbourhood or managed by the same entity have signed MoUs to enable students to step beyond traditional academic boundaries. For example, the principals of Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College in Matunga and Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), a premier engineering college, recentlt signed an MoU which allows Ruia College students – mainly from arts and science backgrounds – to enrol for courses in artificial intelligence and machine learning at VJTI. Reciprocally, VJTI students will be able to enrol in the critical thinking course taught by Ruia's faculty. Sachin Kore, director, VJTI, said the MoU with Ruia College would open up exciting opportunities for academic and research exchange. 'It's a perfect example of how the NEP can help institutions work together to benefit students,' he said. Students at Ruia College will also be able to enrol for a course on food and nutrition offered by the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT). Meanwhile, three colleges in Thane and Mulund have come together to launch a joint MSc in information technology programme. Students from any of the three colleges – Vaze-Kelkar College in Mulund, Mulund College of Commerce, and BN Bandodkar College in Thane – can enrol for the course while lectures will be held across the three campuses based on a shared timetable and rotation of students and teachers. The setup will not only expose students to a wider range of subjects and teaching styles but also utilise existing resources in a better way. Institutions under the same management are also signing MoUs for collaboration. For instance, Sathaye College, Dahanukar College, and Mulund College of Commerce – all run by the Parle Tilak Vidyalaya Association – have signed an agreement to offer students a broader range of elective courses. 'Under the NEP, colleges must offer students more elective choices alongside their main subjects,' said Madhav Rajwade, principal, Sathaye College. 'With this collaboration, we can now offer over 100 electives designed by our three colleges.' Until now, students could only enrol for electives offered by their own college, Rajwade said. 'No single college can offer everything. These collaborations solve that problem and make sure students get the choices the NEP promises,' he said. The University of Mumbai welcomed these collaborations and encouraged more colleges to follow suit. 'These colleges have taken a highly commendable step,' said Prof Ajay Bhamare, pro-vice-chancellor of the university. 'Under the NEP, colleges are expected to collaborate for the benefit of students. We are happy to see institutions moving in that direction. Many more colleges have signed similar agreements and the university fully supports such efforts.'
Time of India
18-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Few autonomous colleges may offer UG with apprenticeship
Mumbai: The state govt's plan to launch apprenticeship embedded degree programmes (AEDP) from next month may not find many takers among autonomous colleges , at least not this year. Despite a series of meetings, many colleges are apprehensive about hastily rolling out the initiative—which integrates apprenticeship training into the academic curriculum—without adequate preparation. Many principals said admissions have already commenced and offering a new programme or converting an existing one into AEDP will disturb their entire schedule. A principal pointed out that they are looking to convert one of the existing programmes into AEDP, but it will not be possible to do it this year. "The teaching staff are not available during the vacation. We may have to rearrange the credit structure a bit to accommodate apprenticeship. Above all, colleges will have to sign an MoU with the industry, which cannot be done at the 11th hour. Govt has been holding regular talks and workshops for colleges, but admissions have already commenced. " Another principal said their college doesn't have the physical infrastructure for a new programme. "We are just settling into the National Education Policy (NEP) framework and having a new programme with a slightly modified credit framework can't be rushed into this year. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Đăng ký Undo We still don't have classrooms to accommodate students when they go to the fourth year as degree programmes were only for three years before NEP," said the principal, adding that they already have the BVoc programme that is similar to AEDP. A principal said they are starting a new skill course this year, but it is not aligned with AEDP and they have not promoted it as an AEDP course. While many colleges TOI spoke to said it would be difficult for them to start the programmes this year, Madhav Rajwade, principal of Sathaye College, said they already had an MoU with Sector Skill Council in logistics and supply chain management last year but could not launch the programme then and are ready to go ahead with it this year. Mulund College of Commerce (MCC) had enrolled about 20 students as it started late. Course coordinator Alpa Katira said students have to clear at least one skill course certification every semester. While the govt resolution was released only this year, six colleges/universities started AEDP in 2024 and MCC was the only college under Mumbai University to do so. A senior govt official said a lot of progress is being made and follow-ups are being undertaken with all universities to ramp up action. Asked about colleges' fears over the delay, the official said they would look into it.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Early admissions for MU, FY classes from mid-June
Mumbai: In a deviation from the usual schedule, the academic session for first-year degree colleges in Mumbai is likely to commence from mid-June. Until last year, the session for first-year students started by the first week of July or even later. Early HSC results in the state helped Mumbai University start the admission process for 3.28 lakh undergraduate seats in affiliated colleges from Thursday, at least three weeks in advance. The first merit list will be out on May 3.08 lakh students cleared their HSC from the Mumbai division, indicating that there are plenty of seats for every student, even as many would opt for other professional courses too. With new courses being introduced under the National Education Policy 2020 with multiple combinations, colleges point out that the eligibility criteria should be early commencement of first-year degree college will enable colleges to prepare and implement the academic calendar effectively, said principal, NM College, Parag Ajgaonkar. He added that the first-year, second-year, and third-year classes can, for the first time, run parallelly as the latter two usually commence from mid-June. He said this would also ensure proper planning in succeeding years and will be helpful for students seeking PG admission in India or abroad. Madhav Rajwade, principal, Sathaye College, said that everyone is talking about starting early and finishing academic sessions on time, and this would be a positive step in that state govt is planning to have a uniform academic calendar for all state universities in the coming years, and the early announcement of results and early commencement session across universities could be the way forward, said a university official.A principal, on condition of anonymity, said that many new courses are being offered to students in different combinations under autonomy, empowered autonomy, and NEP guidelines, and therefore there is a need to re-evaluate the eligibility criteria.
