Srinagar, Jun 12: In the wake of introducing an innovative Design Your Degree (DYD) programme in the Cluster University Srinagar (CUS), Vice Chancellor CUS Prof Muhammad Mobin, Controller of Examinations, Prof Khursheed Ahmad Mir, and Dean Academics, Prof Seema Naz interacted with the first batch of students registered for the innovative DYD programme in the CUS.
A statement of CUS issued here said that the program would be conducted from Amar Singh College and Government College of Education (IASE), the two constituent colleges of Cluster University Srinagar.
It said that to run the DYD programme in its letter and spirit, it necessitates broader and deeper collaborations between the constituent colleges of CUS including other lead institutions in J&K and outside.
Prof Mobin while alleviating the concerns about the DYD programme assured the students full support from the university to meet the needs and demands of this course.
ìThe programme is in line with and represents the real spirit of NEP-2020 in its curricular, pedagogic and assessment domains,î the VC said. ìIt is no wonder that the students registering for this programme too must have the required attitude for immersing themselves wholeheartedly in this programme.î
Controller of Examinations Prof Mir congratulated the students for joining the first-of-its-kind innovative DYD programme offered by CUS.
He said that the programme would surely prove to be the game changer in the lives of students as it is attuned to the needs of the present times.
ìThis program is unconventional, in itself a disruptive program in the array of conventional programs offered by universities around the world,î he said. ìItís doing away with dead theory classrooms and bringing in a real-life curriculum into the university ecosystem.î
Prof Naz while highlighting the key features of the programme said, ìThe programme curriculum is curated and devised in such a fashion that it would trigger the critical and creative capacities of learners. This program will also test our institutional capabilities since its out-of-the-box courses like critical thinking, disruptive technologies, digital humanities and problem-solving in everyday life are knit with the day-to-day activities of life. The real-life problems while being brought to the classroom will invoke and incite diverse potentialities and capabilities in learners towards a focused and functional knowledge construction under the guidance of the mentors from diverse backgrounds.î
The CUS officials said that 30 students have already registered for the programme and as soon as the admission formalities are completed the programme would begin in the designated constituent colleges of the CUS as per the specified date.
They said that both the constituent colleges have been ramping up their efforts to provide deeper and wider experiences to the students of the programme.
ìCollaborations and partnerships have been cemented and strengthened with multiple institutions besides undertaking capacity building of mentors nominated for the programme,î the official said.
