With the Executive Board (EC) at the University of Delhi (DU) giving a nod to the complete implementation of the NEP 2020 from the next academic year of 2022-23, the debate over the implementation of the Four-Year (Fyup) program at the University has reappeared.
Where it starts
FYUP policy was first introduced at DU in 2013.
Dinesh Singh, former representative of Chancellor, DU, who pioneered Fyup in 2013, said, “The idea behind Fyup is, and remain, to provide healthy education to students UG to make them oriented In the industry and research.
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“The technology giant has approached the university with a request to hire a number of undergraduate students who are quite large.
After interviewing around 1,200 candidates, they went with only a handful of final recruits,” he said.
This seed is the idea of bringing the concept of a holistic development-based education system, said Singh.
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Under NEP 2020, FYUP allows several entry points and exits, with mixed learning modes (online and offline) and credit banks.
Students also have options to stick to three years or go for a four-year course if they want to do a research-based UG program.
Singh said that Fyup 2013 also provided a similar structure.
“There is a large drop-out rate in the second year.
Fyup 2013 gave students who finished their second year with a diploma, and allowed them to store their credit banks.
They have the freedom to continue their education if possible from the point where they leave.
, Credit banks that will be collected by students in the first three years will allow them to choose a master’s degree after completing the third year, or entering for the fourth year, according to their choice, “he clarified.
Then and Nowvikas Gupta, Registrar, DU, said that in 2013, there had been incompatibility in Fyup and NEP 1986, which was being followed.
“This causes confusion between students, which leads to protests and ultimately restore the policy.
This time, the FYUP is being introduced completely with NEP 2020, which will make all the difference in the acceptance at all levels,” he added.
Also, in the 2013 edition, students were given the title only at the end of the course, adding the gupta.
“We provide student recognition at the completion of each year UG program.
This will allow the flexibility in the student’s mind and encourage drop-out at each level and for any reason to rejoin the course whenever they think it is suitable,” he said.
In addition, in 2013, DU has become the first and only educational institute (Hey) to introduce FYUP, which influences it in adversely.
“With the NEP 2020, it is a mandate for every hey to introduce FYUP.
Without space for opposition, all institutes will introduce FYUP, make mistakes, learn from them, and switch to a better education system,” Gupta said.
Workload problem
Fyup will help students move from memorizing learning systems.
“Flexibility to mix honor, such as mathematics, Sanskrit or Hindi with small courses on computers, biotechnology or literature, will allow students to explore their innovative side.
Because similar formats are followed in FYUP 2013 too.
This will lead to greater research orientation Among students, “he said.
With dilution from a three-year course into a four-year format, there will be a decrease in teacher workload, said Rajib Ray, President, Delhi University Teacher Association (Duta).
“Because students have the choice to pursue their small courses from the source they consider suitable, both the quality of education and the workload of the teacher will be affected.
The decline in workload will also have an impact on teacher recruitment trends at the university,” he added.
Singh added that with the government it gave a clear mandate about the workload for students and teachers, there should be no problem about anyone who was burdened.
Massive challenges need to be correctly oriented, Singh said.
“With Fyup, the main responsibility falls on the shoulder of the teacher.
Thus, they must be given adequate time to get out of the mold they feel comfortable for years, and allow them to restructure the course curriculum to make it knowledge-based,” he added.
Ray said that the teacher needs to be given a specific course curriculum for the earliest academic session of the NEP-oriented.
“Universities will need government support and funding so that adequate infrastructure can be built to enable FYUP,” he added.
