In the backdrop of some teachers' bodies slamming the West Bengal Government's decision to introduce a four-year honours course at the undergraduate level from this academic year, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 1 said that the decision to adapt to the new system was taken so that students from the State could compete at the national level.
Noting that the new policy, recommended by the UGC, would be advantageous for the students as they would now be requiring only one year to complete their Masters degree, Ms. Banerjee said that her government had to accept it because other States were adapting to it.
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