Anurag Kumar
The government of West Bengal has announced that all government, government-aided, and government-sponsored colleges will now offer four-year honors programs for all undergraduate programs. For the first time, universities and colleges in Bengal will offer four-year UG programs for Honors courses.
According to a statement issued by the State Department of Higher Education, all government colleges, government-aided colleges, and government-sponsored colleges will now offer four-year honors programs in lieu of the previous three-year programs. This adjustment will take effect beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year.
“After consulting with various stakeholders and keeping the future of students in mind, the competent authority of the State Government has decided that the four-year UG level program will be implemented in all Government/Government-aided/Government-sponsored Higher Education Institutions beginning with the academic year 2023-2024. Students will be awarded degrees in conformance with the UGC national curriculum and credit framework for UG level programs, according to a West Bengal Government statement.
A committee of experts was formed to examine the NCCF 2023 National Curriculum and Credit Framework’s (NCCF) recommendations prior to their implementation. Based on this, the expert committee proposed the implementation of four-year undergraduate programs.
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NCCF 2023 and NEP 2020 both suggest four-year undergraduate programs. However, pursuant to NEP 2020, students have the option to leave their program when necessary. Currently, only St. Xaviers in Bengal has announced a departure option for the third year. State Education Minister Bratya Basu announced that the government would shortly hold a press conference to discuss this implementation and all of its specifics.
Numerous Teacher Associations have reported that while they have been notified of the change in programme duration, they have not been informed of the necessary changes to the curriculum.
Many associations have also expressed their displeasure with this new pattern, which has been implemented just prior to the start of UG admissions in the state, causing teachers and students distress.
