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AICTE Chairman calls for Curriculum Revision: As per the latest update, the AICTE Chairman Dr Anil D Sahasrabudhe on Saturday has asked all academic institutions to consider revision in course curriculum for all streams. He also said that looking at the current situation; it is important for institutions to also look at blended mode of education and bring about some key changes in the changes into the teaching- learning process.
Curriculum Needs to Change as per Situation
Speaking at a virtual conference on the topic of Higher Education in India post-COVID, AICTE Chairman Dr Sahasrabudhe said that course curriculum for all streams i.e. arts, commerce and science, including engineering needs to be relooked and revised in order to meet the challenges arisen by the current circumstances. He also added that “Curriculum is a vibrant thing. We cant sleep on the curriculum for decades. Changes happening around the world have to come into the teaching-learning process.”
Curriculum for Engineering Courses to be Revised
Dr Sahasrabudhe said that the AICTE has asked all engineering colleges have been instructed to go for mandatory revision of course curriculum. In addition to engineering and other science based course, he also said that courses in other streams i.e. arts, science and commerce streams should opt for revision of syllabus. Apart from this, Dr Sahasrabudhe also added that as per the NEP 2020, internships have also been made mandatory for undergraduate students, project- based experiential learning besides training of faculty.
Courses to be Redesigned for Online Mode
Commenting on online education being the need of the hour during the COVID-19 crisis, Dr Sahasrabudhe also said that there needs to be a proper transition from classroom to online education. However, using the old course which was designed for offline training, the quality of engineering courses has suffered. Therefore, we need to re-model these courses to meet the challenges of virtual classrooms. Talking about the future, he said that going ahead courses need to be designed for blended mode of learning, which will be common in post COVID era.