CUS to roll out Design Your Degree programme

Srinagar, Oct 22: Cluster University of Srinagar (CUS) is going to introduce the landmark Design Your Degree (DYD) programme at Amar Singh College and the Institute of Advanced Studies in Education.

A statement of CUS issued here said that the proposal was discussed threadbare at a meeting chaired by Vice Chairman of J&K Higher Education Council, Prof Dinesh Singh at the varsity’s campus office.

It said that the Vice Chancellor of Cluster University Srinagar, Prof Muhammad Mobin briefed Prof Singh about the various initiatives taken by the university for the effective implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP-2020).

The statement said that Prof Singh called for mutual cooperation between different universities of J&K for a concrete action plan so that the programme is effectively introduced from the current academic session.

It said that he underlined the need to bring flexibility in various courses and de-burden the students as per NEP-2020.

The statement said that Prof Singh suggested that all the five constituent colleges of CUS be connected in the DYD process and a common web page be created with better wifi connectivity so that students can interact with their mentors at their doorstep.