Lok Sabha Question No. 161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: Formulation of Courses for Employment Generation
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †161 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2017

## Formulation of Courses for Employment Generation

## †161. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  asked  Central,  State  and Private  Universities  to  formulate  such  courses  in  higher  education  which  would  provide employment in addition to degrees;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has directed the Universities to bring about improvement in courses every three years according to the instantaneous conditions and give impetus to skill development schemes;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and whether the basis for evaluation and changes in courses of all Universities in three years is going to be for providing vocational education as per the market demand; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a)  &  (b):    The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC),  vide  its  letter  dated  24 th August 2012, had requested all the Vice-Chancellors of the Universities to introduce skill based various vocational courses in compliance to the National Vocational Education Qualification  Framework  (NVEQF)  for  meeting  future  skilled  manpower  requirements  of the Industry and other sectors of the employment market.  UGC has also intimated that it has framed guidelines for Curricular Aspects and Assessment Criteria and Credit System for skill based vocational courses to facilitate their implementation. In addition, the Choice Based  Credit  System  suggested  by  the  UGC  has  skill  components  in  the  form  of  Skill Enhancement  Courses  (SEC)  and  Ability  Enhancement  Courses  (AEC).  The  broad templates for such skill oriented courses as applicable to most of the suggested vocational programmes are available at www.ugc.ac.in .

(c)  to  (e):  The  Government,  vide  its  letter  dated  24 th January,  2017,  had  requested  the UGC to facilitate review and revision of academic curricula of all academic departments in Universities  to  make  Higher  Education  in  the  country  more  and  more  employment oriented.    Accordingly,  UGC  vide  its  letter  dated  31 st January,  2017  has  requested  the Vice-Chancellors  of  all  the  Universities  in  the  country  to  ensure  review  and  revision  of academic curricula of various programmes offered by them and by their affiliated colleges at least once in every three years.  UGC has recommended that while undertaking such review  and  revision  of  academic  curricula,  the  Universities  should  consider  the  existing and  potential  demand  and  supply  of  skill  sets  to  make  University/College  students employable. Universities are Autonomous Bodies created either under Central Acts or the State Acts and the onus of formulation and revision of syllabus lies with these universities.

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