National Desk, 14 May: Three new projects have been started by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to promote the National Education Policy 2020 execution and raise the standard of higher education in India. In addition to a new user-friendly website, the UGC has also established a portal for professors of practise (PoP) and a thorough UTSAH (Undertaking Transformative Strategies and Actions in Higher Education) portal.
Information for various stakeholders including as students, teachers and universities is categorised on the revamped UGC website to make it easier for them to find. The website serves as a one-stop shop for all information pertaining to UGC by providing information about important initiatives, student and teacher corners and e-governance portals.
The National Education Policy 2020 and its strategic initiatives are intended to be implemented across all higher education institutions (HEIs) in the nation, and the UTSAH Portal attempts to monitor and facilitate this process. The portal will act as a repository for rules, norms, and policies published by the UGC and give comprehensive information regarding UGC initiatives for qualitative improvements in higher education. The UTSAH Portal will also keep track of outputs and results in areas including internationalisation, industry-institute partnerships and digital learning.
HEIs will be asked to enter information on various activities falling under the 10 selected thrust areas into the UTSAH Portal using their AISHE code. Based on the data supplied by HEIs, the UGC will produce monthly reports that will help with future planning and informed policy-making.
The Professor of Practise (PoP) Portal was launched by the UGC in accordance with the National Education Policy 2020 to make it easier for institutions to find qualified professionals with the necessary expertise. Experts from any discipline can register on the PoP Portal and complete their profiles with specific information including their area of knowledge, years of work experience, location and type of engagement. Universities and other organisations can sign up for an account on the portal, upload adverts for the employment of PoPs with the necessary number of posts and domain, and read the profiles of experts who have registered there.