Srinagar, Jun 12 (JKNS): Cluster University Srinagar has officially commenced its first batch under the innovative Design Your Degree (DYD) program while officials of the university interacted with the newly enrolled students.
Designed in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the program aims to offer students flexibility, creativity, and real-world application through curated, interdisciplinary learning.
Details available with news agency JKNS stated that the Vice Chancellor Cluster University Srinagar Prof. (Dr.) Mohammad Mobin, Controller of Examinations, Prof. Khursheed Ahmad Mir & Dean Academics, Prof. (Dr.) Seema Naz interacted with the first batch of students registered for the innovative DYD program in the cluster university Srinagar.
The program will be conducted from Amar Singh College & Govt. College of Education (IASE), the two constituent colleges of Cluster University Srinagar.
In order to run the DYD program in its letter & spirit, it necessitates broader & deeper collaborations between the constituent colleges of Cluster University Srinagar including other lead institutions in the UT & outside.
Prof. (Dr.) Mohammad Mobin, the honourable Vice Chancellor while alleviating the concerns about the DYD program, assured the students full support from the University in order to meet the needs & demands of this course.
“The program is in line with & represents the real spirit of NEP-2020 in its curricular, pedagogic & assessment domains”, the Vice Chancellor said. “It is no wonder”, the VC added, “that the students registering for this program too must have the required attitude for immersing themselves wholeheartedly in this program”.
Prof. Khursheed Mir, Controller of Examinations congratulated the students for joining the first of its kind innovative DYD program offered by Cluster University Srinagar.
He said that the program will surely prove to be the game changer in the lives of students because the program is very much attuned to the needs of the present times.
“This program is unconventional, in itself a disruptive program in the array of conventional programs offered by universities around the world”, he said. “In short, it’s doing away with a dead theory classrooms & bringing in a real life curriculum into the university ecosystem,” he concluded.
Prof. (Dr.) Seema Naz while highlighting the key features of the program said, “The program curriculum is curated & devised in such a fashion that it would trigger the critical & creative capacities of learners”.
“This program,” she added, “will also test our institutional capabilities, since its ‘out of the box’ courses like critical thinking, disruptive technologies, digital humanities & problem solving in everyday life are knit with the day to day activities of life. The real life problems, she continued, “while being brought to the classroom will invoke & incite diverse potentialities & capabilities in learners towards a focused & functional knowledge construction under the guidance of the mentors from diverse backgrounds.”
The official source from the Cluster University informed the press that 30 students have already registered for the program & as soon as the admission formalities are completed the program will begin in the designated constituent colleges of the Cluster University as per the specified date.
Both the constituent colleges have been ramping up their efforts in order to provide deeper & wider experiences to the students of the program. “Collaborations & partnerships have been cemented & strengthened with multiple institutions besides undertaking of capacity building of mentors nominated for the program,” the official said. (JKNS)
