<p class="title">All state-run universities will have a common curriculum for the 2021-22 academic year. This applies to both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.</p>.<p class="bodytext">To avoid disparity in the curriculum offered by universities, the Higher Education Department has decided to introduce a uniform curriculum and set up expert committees to submit recommendations on the same.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Expert panels</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Following discussions at the recent meeting with vice-chancellors of all universities, Higher Education Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan has constituted five expert committees for each faculty.</p>.<p class="bodytext">To submit recommendations on framing common curriculum in arts subjects, a committee headed by Prof Y S Siddegowda, vice-chancellor of Tumakuru University, has been formed. Similarly, committees have been set up for science, commerce, technical courses and distance education.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have been asked to consult vice-chancellors, heads of the departments at all universities to get their opinion. After that, we will submit recommendations to the government," Siddegowda said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The committee heads feel that it would not be possible to implement a uniform curriculum for the 2020-21 academic year as they cannot convene meetings until the Covid-19 pandemic is over.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under the existing system, each university has its curriculum based on the recommendations made by the Board of Studies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ashwath Narayan said, "Common curriculum is the need of the hour and we need to concentrate on bringing out a healthy, skilled and intelligent workforce from our universities. Bringing reforms in the curriculum and making it uniform will be helpful for that."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Common curriculum will help to eliminate disparities among students from different universities," he pointed out.</p>
<p class="title">All state-run universities will have a common curriculum for the 2021-22 academic year. This applies to both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.</p>.<p class="bodytext">To avoid disparity in the curriculum offered by universities, the Higher Education Department has decided to introduce a uniform curriculum and set up expert committees to submit recommendations on the same.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Expert panels</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Following discussions at the recent meeting with vice-chancellors of all universities, Higher Education Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan has constituted five expert committees for each faculty.</p>.<p class="bodytext">To submit recommendations on framing common curriculum in arts subjects, a committee headed by Prof Y S Siddegowda, vice-chancellor of Tumakuru University, has been formed. Similarly, committees have been set up for science, commerce, technical courses and distance education.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have been asked to consult vice-chancellors, heads of the departments at all universities to get their opinion. After that, we will submit recommendations to the government," Siddegowda said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The committee heads feel that it would not be possible to implement a uniform curriculum for the 2020-21 academic year as they cannot convene meetings until the Covid-19 pandemic is over.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under the existing system, each university has its curriculum based on the recommendations made by the Board of Studies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ashwath Narayan said, "Common curriculum is the need of the hour and we need to concentrate on bringing out a healthy, skilled and intelligent workforce from our universities. Bringing reforms in the curriculum and making it uniform will be helpful for that."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Common curriculum will help to eliminate disparities among students from different universities," he pointed out.</p>