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BENGALURU: The Karnataka government issued a government order on Wednesday restricting the degree programmes in the state to three years.The UG programmes will not have the option of a fourth year degree programme, as was introduced by the National Education Policy in 2021. The fourth year was optional earlier in the NEP scheme as well. However, the government is yet to take a decision on the multiple entry and exit options—which allows students to earn a certificate after the first year, a diploma after the second year, a degree after third year and an honours fourth year.The decision will be ... Read more

NEW DELHI : The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Tuesday said students will now be able to pursue two full-time degree programmes in physical mode simultaneously. UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar informed the media in a virtual press conference that students can pursue two degree programmes simultaneously either from same university or different universities  “As announced in the new National Education Policy (NEP) and in order to allow students to acquire multiple skills, UGC is coming up with new guidelines to allow a candidate to pursue two degree programmes in physical mode simultaneously. The degrees can either be pursued from the ... Read more