Higher Education Minister R. Bindu has urged State universities to undertake a complete overhaul of their curricula prior to the 2023-24 academic year. She has also advocated ensuring priority for vocational education to plug skill gaps that exist in various sectors.
She was speaking while inaugurating a two-day conclave organised here on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of the recommendations made by the three commissions that were formed to overhaul the higher education sector.
Dr. Bindu called for a paradigm shift in the teaching and learning process in higher education institutions. Pointing out that the existing pedagogical approach should be replaced by an andragogical learner-centred method, she said college students being adults should be exposed to experiential learning. Skill training should be integrated to education for the purpose.
