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KPRIT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

An Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to OSMANIA UNIVERSITY.

Accredited With NAAC and UGC Autonomus.

EAPCET/ECET Code: KPRC
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Institutional preparedness for NEP-2020

Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary

A multidisciplinary approach in education is a way of learning which gives a major focus on diverse perspectives and different disciplines of learning to illustrate a theme, concept, or any issue.

 

It is the one in which the same concept is learned through multiple viewpoints of more than one discipline. It helps the students to gain perspectives and knowledge in different ways. 

Advantages Of Multidisciplinary Approach In Education

  • The Privilege To Choose With multidisciplinary education in colleges, students get a right to choose their favourite subject, the subject that they want to learn. Subjects that can add some value to their knowledge. Subjects that can raise the bar of education. Not the ones which are forced onto them. Ultimately, it will help in establishing a more collaborative teacher-student relationship.
  • Reach Within To Discover Passion he more e-content they consume, the more insights about their deeper interests they’ll find! Even when your students are clueless about their passion initially, they can discover it during the teaching-learning journey. Thus, the combination of online education tools such as a learning management system (LMS) integrated within the college ERP software along with a multidisciplinary approach can boost personal development in student
  • Pragmatism & Flexibility Multi-disciplinary education allows your students to understand the power of new ideas. It helps them develop a pragmatic attitude by allowing them to decide what subjects they will opt for and what could be their possible benefits. They get time to make a decision by calculating the risks & advantages. Thus, a multi-disciplinary program brings pragmatism and flexibility to the table. It enables your students to carve their own path by utilizing their mind-power and ed-Tech devices and not walk on the path pre-decided by the educational system.

Academic bank of credits (ABC)

Academic Bank Credit Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) is a virtual/digital storehouse that contains the information of the credits earned by individual students throughout their learning journey. It will enable students to open their accounts and give multiple options for entering and leaving colleges or universities.

There will be “multiple exits” & “multiple entries” points during the higher education tenure & credits will be transferred through the ABC seamlessly. ABC can be considered as an authentic reference to check the credit record of any student at any given point in time. Thus, the concept of ABC is fuel to boost the efficiency of faculty and help students embrace a multi-disciplinary educational approach. 

The idea is to make students “skillful professionals” and help their overall growth. In a crux, the Academic Bank of Credits will be a gamechanger in transforming Indian education to a great extent. Functions Of Academic Bank Of Credit (ABC)

  • The Academic Bank will be accountable for opening, closing, and validating the academic accounts of students.
  • It will carry out tasks such as credit accumulation, credit verification, credit transfer/redemption of students.
  • The courses include online and distance mode courses offered by the government and institutes.
  • The validity of these academic credits earned by students will be up to seven years and students can redeem these credits.
  • The credits can be redeemed and students can seek admission directly in the second year at any university.
  • The validity will be up to seven years, hence, students will have to rejoin within seven years. Importance Of Academic Bank Of Credit (ABC)
  • Increases the student’s freedom in choosing their courses and academics.
  • Enables the student to drop out in any year and then exchange the credits earned so far with a certificate/diploma if they are eligible.
  • They can redeem the credits and re-join the same or any other institute in the future and continue their education.
  • The institutes cannot keep the students in the courses against their will to earn money.

Skill development

Skill Development India is going to have the largest working age population in the world by 2030, but gainful employment for students from the general stream is a major challenge. Improving the employability of students requires a new vision with curricular support. The NEP-2020 has advocated for the integration of vocational education programmes into mainstream education in all education institutions, in a phased manner. NEP-2020 further envisions that vocational courses will be available to students enrolled in all Bachelor’s degree programmes, including the four-year multidisciplinary Bachelor’s programmes. Skill development is critical for economic growth and social development. The demographic transition of India makes it imperative to ensure employment opportunities for more than 12 million youths entering working age annually. It is estimated that during the seven-year period of 2005-2012, only 2.7 million net additional jobs were created in the country. To enable employment ready workforce in the future, the youth need to be equipped with necessary skills and education.

The country presently faces a dual challenge of severe paucity of highlytrained, quality labour, as well as non-employability of large sections of the educated workforce that possess little or no job skills. The skill development issue in India is thus pertinent both at the demand and supply level. To meet the demand side challenge, consistent efforts are being made towards expansion of economic activities and creation of large employment opportunities.

 

On the supply side, a simple look at the projected youth population provides a fair reason to believe that India has the strength to cater to this demand. However, the employability quotient is questionable and remains a major area of concern. Already huge gaps exist between the industry requirements and the level of skills of workers due to varied reasons including inadequate training infrastructures, inappropriate mix of skills and education, outdated curricula, limited industry interfaces, limited standards, etc.

Appropriate integration of Indian Knowledge system (teaching in Indian Language, culture, using online course)

Kommuri Pratap Reddy Institute of Management -KPRIM always strives for the betterment of students. The college always encourage and create awareness among the students with respect to the initiatives taken up by UGC, AICTE and Osmania University. These initiatives are namely Indian Knowledge System, National Education Policy2020, Intellectual Property Rights, Academic Bank Credits etc.

 

Few drafts copies are released by UGC and circulated to stake holders and the college has also paid an attention towards the same as mentioned below here under. 

 

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the draft ‘Guidelines for Incorporating Indian Knowledge in Higher Education Curricula’.

About Indian Knowledge System (IKS)

  • These guidelines aim to help colleges and universities develop courses for introducing students to the Indian Knowledge System (IKS).
  • Established in October 2020, Indian Knowledge System (IKS) is an innovative cell under Ministry of Education (MoE) at AICTE, New Delhi.
  • As a concept, IKS was introduced through the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

Objectives

  • To promote interdisciplinary research on all aspects of IKS.
  • Preserve and disseminate IKS for further research and societal application.
  • Actively engage for spreading the rich heritage of our country and traditional knowledge in the field of Arts and literature, Agriculture, Basic Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Architecture, Management, Economics, etc. Functions of IKS Division.
  • Facilitate and coordinate IKS based/related inter and trans disciplinary work done by various institutions in India and abroad including universities, institutions of national importance, R&D laboratories and different ministries and inspire private sector organizations to engage with it.
  • Establish, guide and monitor subject-wise interdisciplinary research groups comprising of researchers from institutes, centers and individuals.
  • Create and promote popularization schemes.
  • Facilitate funding of various projects and develop mechanisms to undertake research.
  • Make Policy recommendations wherever required for the promotion of IKS. UGC’s Draft Guidelines with respect to IKS.
  • The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released draft guidelines for the incorporation of the Indian knowledge systems (IKS) in higher education for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses.
  • The UGC has also directed higher educational institutions to share a few suggestions on the draft guidelines by April 30.
  • As per the directive, all UGC-recognized universities and institutions are to include subjects related to the Indian knowledge system as part of the National Education Policy 2020.
  • The UGC argues that integrating IKS within the existing educational framework will aid in preserving and disseminating Indian Knowledge Systems for further research and societal application.
  • Furthermore, the UGC has recommended that every student in UG and PG courses be encouraged to take credit courses in the Indian knowledge systems.
  • Specifically, students enrolled in UG programmes in medicine will be required to study the Indian system of medicine, including Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Homeopathy, and Siddha, in their first year.
  • In other courses, the role of ithihas and puranas will be incorporated to better understand the Vedas in UG and PG programs.
  • The six vedangas - Sikha, Chhanda, Vyakrana, Nirukta, Jyotisha and Kalpa will also be integrated into the courses.
  • Mathematics in Vedas and Sulba Sutras will also be integrated into the courses. Apart from Dharmasastra and Arthasastra, students will also learn about Indian astronomy.

About Indian Knowledge System (IKS)

Outcome Based Education (OBE) is an educational model that forms the base of a quality education system. There is no single specified style of teaching or assessment in OBE. All educational activities carried out in OBE should help the students to achieve the set goals. The faculty may adapt the role of instructor, trainer, facilitator, and/or mentor, based on the outcomes targeted. OBE enhances the traditional methods and focuses on what the Institute provides to students. It shows the success by making or demonstrating outcomes using statements “able to do” in favor of students. OBE provides clear standards for observable and measurable outcomes. Benefits of OBE : Clarity: The focus on outcome creates a clear expectation of what needs to be accomplished by the end of the course. · Flexibility: With a clear sense of what needs to be accomplished, instructors will be able to structure their lessons around the students’ needs. Comparison: OBE can be compared across the individual, class, batch, program and institute levels.

Involvement: Students are expected to do their own learning. Increased student involvement allows them to feel responsible for their own learning, and they should learn more through this individual learning. India, OBE and Accreditation: From 13 June 2014, India has become the permanent signatory member of the Washington Accord. Implementation of OBE in higher technical education also started in India. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA) are the autonomous bodies for promoting global quality standards for technical education in India. NBA has started accrediting only the programs running with OBE from 2013. The National Board of Accreditation mandates establishing a culture of outcome based education in institutions that offer Engineering, Pharmacy, Management program. Reports of outcome analysis help to find gaps and carryout continuous improvements in the education system of an Institute, which is very essential.

The parameters for effective consideration of OBE are

  • Vision and Mission
  • Blooms Taxonomy
  • Course Outcomes
  • CO Assessment
  • CO-PO Attainment and Calculation
  • Teaching Methods
  • CO-PO Attainment and Calculation

Distance education/online education

The institution is already prepared, especially during COVID-19 pandemic situations and teaching learning process through different online modes likewise app, Google Class rooms, WhatsApp, Zoom etc. Post-pandemic, the online learning experience has been adopted by the faculty and students to full advantage of flexible blended mode of teaching learning.

 

From 2019 onwards departments are exclusively using Google Classroom for sharing learning contents with students for most of the subjects / courses. The faculty members also prepared themselves by getting trained by using various online platform for online teaching learning through FDP, STTP and workshops during lockdown period. These efforts can be considered as the new normal, which is envisaged in New Education Policy as well.

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