Five Documents developed by UGC released

On December 26, 2019, the Union Human Resource Development Ministry released five documents that were developed by UGC covering five verticals of quality mandate. The documents covered eco-friendly and sustainable university campuses, evaluation reforms, human values and professional ethics, academic research integrity and faculty induction.

Highlights

The document provides new guidelines for values and ethics in higher education. The guidelines are being launched at a time when the student involvement in political issues has come under scrutiny.

Significance

The documents will help improve the quality of institutions of higher education in the country. The implementation of evaluation reforms in higher educational institutions will help achieve high learning outcomes. The documents are released to support administration in making right and timely decision.

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019