New Education Policy: The Governor has directed that in the session starting this year, admission will be done at the university level only and all the universities will have to complete all related work at the same time. Raj Bhavan will decide the timeline for this. Means admission will be done in all the universities together and syllabus will be completed together.
From this year all the universities in Bihar will now have a four-year bachelor’s degree course. In this regard, Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has issued an order after holding a high-level meeting. Now under the new education policy i.e. from session 2023-2027, four-year undergraduate course will start in all universities. A separate committee has also been constituted regarding this four-year course. CSBS i.e. Choice Based Credit System will be applicable in this course.
The governor has directed that in the session starting this year, admission will be done at the university level in Bihar only and all the universities will have to complete all the related work at the same time. Raj Bhavan will decide the timeline for this. Means admission will be done in all the universities together and syllabus will be completed together. From filling the form to the examination and publication of the result will also be done simultaneously. Till now, different admissions and examinations are being conducted in all the universities and in many universities, 3 years of studies are being completed in 6 years and students are also worried due to the late session.
The governor has directed that from the next session, the centralized process of nomination will be adopted. That is, any student will apply at one place and from there his admission will be done in any university. The Governor has directed to prepare an academic calendar for all the universities. Along with this, discussions have also been held regarding the infrastructure and number of teachers in the university.
In the meeting, while giving instructions to implement CBCS and semester system, the governor said that all his instructions should be followed on time. The Bihar government has also agreed with the Governor’s decision and has assured to follow it at all costs. Vice-Chancellors of State Universities, Additional Chief Secretary of Education Department Deepak Kumar Singh, Secretary Vaidyanath Yadav, Principal Secretary to the Governor Robert L. Chongthu, Bihar State Council of Higher Education Academic Advisor Prof. NK Aggarwal were present in the meeting.
