In yet another attempt to curb migration and generate productivity, making the State self sufficient in human resources soon all the five State run universities will restructure the ongoing courses with productive subjects to generate more employability and to reduce unemployment across Jharkhand.
The decision that has been taken by Higher and Technical Education Department Secretary in the presence of all the VCs targets to complete the massive task of restructuring several ongoing courses within a year. The work of examining the restructuring of all the courses at Kolhan University has already commenced.
Notably, at present with conventional courses in UG and PG level including Medical, Dental, Engineering, law, Management, Education more than 20 vocational courses are running at 11 colleges affiliated to Kolhan University.
“Instructions have already been issued to the Vice-Chancellors of all the five varsities to initiate the work of restructuring the courses running both at Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) level at earliest. Starting up at the college level, few courses running in respective colleges witnesses very less takers and the demand for the subjects in industries too is very less. Clubbing the non- popular courses with popular subjects will yield better result. Courses that are less in demand will be taught only at few selected colleges,” said Higher and Technical Education Secretary, Ajay Kumar Singh.
Notably, with the restructuring of the courses and as per the rules, surrendering all old posts and creation of new posts at both UG and PG stage will start soon. The department has already started examining the streamlining of courses at Kolhan University imparting education at UG, PG level including professional courses to as many as 80 thousand candidates.
Officials at Ranchi University will begin the process in sometime after drafting the blueprint of the proposal especially of those subjects that are not popular among the candidates.
“The restructuring format has been initiated at Kolhan University as the varsity is ready with the proposal. Rest all the remaining universities will take up the proposal according to their convenience soon. The task involves five basis steps, course clubbing, suspension of additional courses that have no further market value, creation of new posts, recruitment of resource personnel and starting the courses at different levels at both colleges and university,” Singh pointed out.
The reorganisation of courses will give importance to the subjects that are in demand at present as per the industry approach and trends. Seats in courses like Environmental Studies, Public Administration, Entrepreneurship Development program, Business related subjects are likely to increase to promote the ambitious schemes like Startups and stand up projects on wider perspectives.
“As per the plan 50 per cent importance will be given to traditional/regular subjects and rest 50 per cent value will be given to market driven courses that harnesses employment. Also restructuring will upgrade the existing syllabus at par with the contemporary standard and will maintain uniformity with all the universities,” added Singh.