A total of 10 new multidisciplinary courses will start from this session at Allahabad University, also known as the Oxford of the East. Under the flagship programme, the New Education Policy (NEP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the university administration has prepared new courses.
However, admission to only 7 courses will start from this session. Further, admissions to other courses will be given from the next academic session. These courses include five years of BCA and MCA, MSc Cognitive Science, BSc and MSc Family and Community Science, 5-Year Integrated Courses in Disaster Management and Environmental Studies, BA LLB Honours, 5-Year Integrated Law Course, and 5-Year MBA Course.
Apart from this, proficiency courses in Music, Sports, NCC, Elements of the Constitution, Mental Health, Financial Market, Discovery Science and Technology, Film and Theater & Therapeutic Nutrition and Yoga are also being started. Along with this, new courses are being started in European languages, French, Russian and German proficiency courses, and in oriental languages Urdu, Sanskrit and English.
Allahabad University (AU) vice-chancellor Professor Sangita Srivastava, affirms that the courses designed in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) will not only provide knowledge to students but also cultivate their skills and foster the development of their character.
Further, several steps have been taken to improve the quality of education at the university. According to the vice-chancellor of Allahabad University (AU), in the last two years, new teachers have been recruited in the university in 27 departments in mission mode. Apart from this, 350 non-teaching staff have also been deployed.
Meanwhile, the recruitment process is going on to fill about 150 associate professors and professors' posts.
The university has also done reverse migration in a way by recruiting teachers from abroad, says Sangeeta Srivastava.
Professor Srivastava asserts that the amalgamation of professors from various states and overseas has fostered a cosmopolitan environment, thereby enhancing the future prospects of university education and its quality.
