The University Grants Commission (UGC) move to permit students to pursue two full-time academic programmes simultaneously has evoked mixed response in Kerala.
While a section of academics felt that the move is elitist and could impede the nurturing of expertise in disciplines, others have welcomed the reform, which they feel, will broaden horizons and enable flexibility in higher education.
Kerala State Higher Education Council vice chairman P.M. Rajan Gurukkal said the decision was part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and aimed at facilitating “anytime, anywhere and any-level learning” in higher education to create a system that was very flexible and devoid of any restrictions posed by institutions.
