UGC 4-year undergraduate honours degree to help students go abroad: Experts

Programme will help Indian students aiming for higher education in line with international courses

The University Grants Commission’s proposal to award an honours degree after four years of undergraduate programme (FYUP) could help students aiming for higher education overseas but needs to teach employable skills, said experts.

Indian students now get an honours degree after three years. In a new draft prepared with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in mind, UGC will allow students to obtain an undergraduate honours degree after they complete a four-year course and earn 160 credits.

The new draft, 'Curriculum and credit framework for four-year undergraduate programmes', will award a common UG degree after three years and 120 credits.