He said it will also move to a uniform academic calendar which in turn will be synchronized the national academic calendar, the spokesperson said.
This was unanimously agreed during a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary, Arun Kumar Mehta, to review and discuss the modalities for implementation of NEP 2020 in Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting also decided that the centralized admission test CUET would be mandatory for all admissions in J&K from the next academic session. Besides, all higher education institutions would move towards progressively greater autonomy.
Mehta said that the current year would be a transformational year with respect to the education system and important changes would be required in the process.
He said that the UT will implement the NEP from April 1 and sought suggestions from Vice Chancellors (VCs) about the modalities to be adopted for making a smooth transition in its implementation.
The VCs unanimously suggested the need to synchronize the academic calendar with the national academic calendar and move to a single calendar.
The adoption of a uniform calendar system would not only enable the students from JK to compete with students in the rest of the country for admissions to top institutions but also save valuable time.
The Chief Secretary advised the universities to ensure implementation of the calendar in such a way so as not to lead to any disruptions or loss of time.
He also advised them to start the admissions process as soon as possible and also offer foundational courses to the students in line with the NEP.
Asserting that Universities have a great role to play in research and vocational development, the Chief Secretary said that universities should become a centre of innovation and students instead of chasing government jobs should become innovators and job creators.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, School Education, Sh. B. K. Singh, Vice Chancellors of various universities of the UT and other senior officers of Higher Education and School Education Department.
