Lok Sabha Question No. 1208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Job Oriented Higher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1208 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## Job Oriented Higher Education

1208. SHRI P. KUMAR: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware that Ph. D. scholars and post graduates are applying for class IV jobs in various States and most of them are finding it difficult to get jobs in the academics or in the other areas in the country; (b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  endeavour  to  make  higher education job oriented and ensure jobs or placements for candidates having higher degrees; (c) if so, whether the Government has assessed the quality of higher education being imparted in various universities; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): The Government of India, has initiated extensive consultations to bring out a  National  Education  Policy  to  meet  the  changing  dynamics  of  the  population's requirement  with  regards  to  quality  education,  innovation  and  research,  aiming  to make India a knowledge superpower by equipping its students with the necessary skills  and  knowledge  and  to  eliminate  the  shortage  of  manpower  in  science, technology, academics and industry. Further, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has started three schemes namely Community Colleges, B.Voc Degree Programme and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya  KAUSHAL  Kendras  so  as  to  enhance  employability  of  students  and make  them  industry-ready.  The  objectives  of  these  schemes  are  the  following, namely:  (i)  to  make  higher  education  relevant  to  learner  and  community;  (ii)  to integrate  relevant  skills  in  to  higher  education  system;  (iii)  to  provide  skill  based education to students currently pursuing higher education but actually interested in entering the workforce at the earliest opportunity; and (iv) to provide employable and certifiable skills with necessary general education.

The  UGC  is  also  implementing  the  scheme  'Career  Oriented  Courses'  to impart  knowledge,  skills  and  aptitude  for  gainful  employment  in  wage  sector  in general and self employment in particular to candidates taking these courses so as to  reduce the pressure on institutions of higher learning for Master Degree. These courses run parallel to the conventional B.A., B.Com and B.Sc. degree. The courses offered are in the form of Certificate / Diploma / Advance Diploma which students may opt parallel to their convention B.A / B.Com/ B.Sc. degrees. (c) & (d): Assessment and accreditation of quality of University and Colleges in the and National Board for Accreditation (NBA). The details regarding assessment by these agencies are available at http://www.naac.gov.in country  is  undertaken  by  National  Assessment  and  Accreditation  Council  (NAAC) quality and http://www.nbaind.org .

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