PG students can now switch courses; UGC offers one-year master’s programmes

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has come out with a new curriculum and credit framework for PG that provides flexibility for students to switch from one discipline to another.

Hyderabad: Students can soon pursue a master’s degree in a discipline that is unconnected with their undergraduate specializations, provided they qualify in the entrance tests. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has come out with a new curriculum and credit framework for PG that provides flexibility for students to switch from one discipline to another. In addition to the existing two-year master programmes, the Commission introduced one-year master’s programmes.

As per the new framework for PG programmes approved by the Commission in its meeting held on November 3, students who qualify UG with a double major can opt for master’s programmes in either of the two subjects of the major. In addition, students who qualify UG with a major and minor will be eligible to pursue either major or minor (s) subject in the master’s programme.

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“The new framework allows the students to do their master’s in any stream they choose as a major or minor in their UG programme. In addition, they can also pursue a master’s degree in a discipline that is unconnected with their UG specializations, provided the student demonstrates competence by qualifying in an entrance test like CUET-PG,” UGC Chairman Prof. M Jagadesh Kumar said on Thursday.

Further, the Commission enabled students who completed a four-year UG, three-year UG, two-year PG or five-year integrated programmes (UG PG) in STEM subjects to be eligible for admissions into ME., M.Tech and allied areas. Students taking up a two-year PG programme have also been provided an exit option after the first year. Such students will be awarded a postgraduate diploma. The Commission will notify the new framework in a couple of days to seek feedback from the stakeholders.