Students' Corner

Dear Students,
 

LAST WEEK WE ASKED: Do you it would be a good idea by UGC to replace BA, BSc with vocational courses?

 

 

NO BEST RESPONSE

 

Liberal Studies and Sciences like BA, BSC courses, once the front runner of student preference, have diluted with plethora of institutes and decline in students interest due to the job availability. Still there are colleges which have these courses as their flagship programs. The quality of student intake is maintained and their curriculum is inclined towards the industry requirement. Large number of seats of BA, BSC course remains vacant and quality has been deteriorated. To fix the bug UGC has hit the masterstroke by replacing it with vocational courses which will open job opportunities. NAAC accreditation will prove handy in passing the judgment on such institutes.

---Siddhartha Bhatnagar, School of Petroleum Management,PDPU,Gandhinagar 

 

Any country   that aspires  to achieve greater  heights in the field of education, culture and advancement generally cannot afford to ignore the importance of  the basic learning through a graduate course. The act  of nation building by   ensuring that   youths are educated in the rich heritage of  human civilization and culture and for   grooming  future citizens to stand up to the world  as  truly educated modern men and women , the basics   of arts , culture and science  cannot be left out from  any education planning. As vocational courses  have their objects to serve different areas, the replacement per se seems impracticable.

---Anuraag Kalita, XIme Bangalore

 

Vocational courses do not offer good alternatives to college programs, but do render a career that leads to a successful path. Vocational courses are more labour intensive as compared to BA, BSC and the curriculum courses are designed according to industry demand. Also with a vocational qualification, a student is more likely to start career sooner and it provides the opportunity to engage in direct problem solving, helps to enhance skills to meet ever changing work requirement and the major benefit is that most of the colleges offer vocational education through distance learning which allows students to complete a program as per their convenience.

---Pratik Bairagi, Regional College of Management (Autonomous), Bhubaneswar

 

UGC to replacing BA, B.Sc with vocational courses might bring a change in the education sector in India, as it stresses on  the trainee directly developing expertise in a particular group of techniques.It can be characterized as procedural knowledge.As the labor market becomes more specialized and economies demand higher levels of skill, governments and businesses are increasingly investing in the future of vocational education through publicly funded training organizations and subsidized apprenticeship initiatives for businesses.

---Jatin Kashyap, Post Graduate Government College,Sector-11,Chandigarh

 

It's certainly true that vocational courses will aid India in reaping the benefit of the demographic dividend. It will provide India with the workforce to meet the skill deficit which India is currently facing. On the other hand, Traditional courses are required to develop Teachers, Humanitarian, social scientist, etc. So, a right mix of traditional and vocational course is required to take the society forward and develop the talent in every field. 

----Nilaya Mitash Shanker, IIT Roorkee

 

The curriculum of BA, BSc has been designed for the purpose of gaining knowledge while missing on practicality in terms of connection with real world situations. It is necessary to switch to new pattern which needs to inculcate employment skills suitable as per industry standards. A strongly commendable move by UGC if it brings vocational courses which are job oriented to enhance employability of graduates. They will serve as a boon to students as well as industry because if students are fully groomed within college means saving colossal efforts of companies involved in training as is the case at present.

---Shivam Chhabra, Integral University, Lucknow

 

Today's world is only for smart workers. In shortest time maximum output is a parameter of efficiency and effectiveness. During the tenure of any degree we learn a lot, out of which many are irrelevant and have no application in the long run. Due to this marathon like coverage, important aspects are overlooked or missed. Hence, such replacement in the format will allow students to concentrate on stuffs which are material and will help them to earn their bread in the times to come.  It is rightly said ‘Jack of all trades is a master of none’. 

---Mohit Shaw, ICSI, Kolkata

 

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