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UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION
BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MAG
NEW DELHI - 110002

April, 2006

D.O. No. F. 1-1/2005 (Policy)/COP

Dear Sir / Madam,

As you are aware the University Grants Commission is providing 'Seed Money' to eligible Universities and Colleges under the scheme of Career Oriented Programmes at first degree level in Universities and Colleges. The objective is to introduce career and market-oriented, skill enhancing add-on courses that have utility for job, self-employment and empowerment of the students.

The University Grants Commission has conducted several inter-face meetings with the Principals of the Colleges during 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 all over the country. Four seminars on 'Vocationalization of Higher Education' were also organized to popularize the scheme and also to get new ideas and feed back on the scheme. During these inter-face meetings and seminars, the Colleges pointed out some of the difficulties faced by them in the realistic implementation of the scheme. Based on the feed back received from the Colleges and academicians all over the country, the University Grants Commission decided to constitute an expert committee under the chairmanship of Prof. (Dr.) B.H. Briz Kishore, member, UGC to modify the guidelines of the scheme of Career Oriented Programmes.

On the recommendations of the expert committee, the University Grants Commission has partially modified the guidelines. The modifications are as follows :-

  1. The Universities / Colleges may formulate their own, 'Need Based' career oriented courses. The syllabi may be prepared by the Universities / Colleges on their own by involving subject experts. The syllabi prepared by the College may be approved by the University within two months of the submission of the syllabi by the College. If the University fails to approve the syllabi within the prescribed limit, the same will be treated as approved.

  2. The assistance available in this programme is only in the form of a one-time 'Seed Money'. The amount may be utilized for the purchase of Books & Journals, Augmentation of Laboratory Facilities, Equipment, Contingency and Payment of Remuneration to the Guest / Internal faculty only.

  3. The Colleges / Universities can opt for a maximum of three courses. The Colleges / Universities may opt for multiple certificates / diploma / advanced diploma.

  4. Assistance from the University Grants Commission will be available to the tune of Rs. 5 lakhs per course as one time 'Seed Money' for five years in the Humanities and Commerce streams and one time 'Seed Money' of Rs. 7 lakhs per course will be granted for five years for the Science stream.

  5. Certificate Course : The course will be of 20 credits. Each credit will have 15 hrs. of workload out of which 8 credits should necessarily be assigned to field work / project work / training.

  6. Diploma Course : The course will be of 40 credits ( inclusive of 20 credits earned during Certificate Course ). Each credit will have 15 hrs. of workload out of which 8 credits should necessarily be assigned to field work / project work / training.

  7. Advanced Diploma Course : The course will be of 60 credits ( inclusive of 40 credits earned together during Certificate and Diploma courses respectively). Each credit will have 15 hrs. of workload out of which 8 credits should necessarily be assigned to field work / project work.

  8. Courses awarded could be replaced with prior permission of UGC.

  9. The benefits of career oriented courses can be extended to regular PG students of the same College / University. Priority should be given to the regular under graduate students.

  10. The coordinator of the career oriented course may be paid remuneration @ Rs. 5,000/- per year out of the 'Seed Money'.

  11. Guest Faculty / Internal faculty may be remunerated @ Rs. 250/- per lecture of one hour duration.

  12. The Universities should not charge any affiliation fee for the career oriented courses sanctioned by the UGC.

  13. In pursuance of the policy of the University Grants Commission, since a student is completing 900 hours of learning, Universities may consider issue of Honors Degree to those students who have successfully completed concurrently three Certificates or Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma in a stream along with the Degree course.

  14. Since there is heavy demand for certificate courses, irrespective of the year of the study from the students it is decided to allow the students either to opt for certificate / diploma / advanced diploma courses or three certificate courses during the period of study.

The above modifications may please be brought to the notice of all the affiliated Colleges under your University. The Colleges may also be asked to submit fresh proposals under the scheme as per the revised guidelines in the prescribed format for the courses to be started from the academic year 2007-2008.

With regards,

Yours sincerely,

Sd/-           
(Prof. S.K. Thorat)
Chairman         

All Vice-Chancellors
of 150 Universities
funded by UGC