University of Mysore to start an engineering college under NEP 2020

Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has started implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. As a first step, it has decided to start a new self-financing engineering college.
“As per NEP 2020, universities are asked to introduce multidisciplinary studies. As part of this, the university will start the new college,” said vice-chancellor G Hemantha Kumar, at the Academic Council meeting held on Monday. With this, UoM will become the first university in the state to adopt recommendations of NEP 2020.
“Prior to the year 2000, UoM had engineering colleges affiliated to it. However, they were moved to Visvesvaraya Technological University (UoM). Our idea is building a new engineering college near the existing architecture institute. We have infrastructure. Soon, we will approach the AICTE for permission,” he told TOI after the meeting.
In the meeting, members advised authorities to start the college only after AICTE approval. The members were told an annual revenue of Rs 4 to 5 crore can be expected from the engineering college, which can be used for the overall development of the university.
It was also decided to form a task force and advisory panel to implement NEP 2020. The advisory panel will comprise 10 academicians while the task force will have 22 members drawn from different fields. The new committees will submit reports in three months.
A proposal of converting the Terakanambi (Chamarajanagar) and Hettur (Hassan) government first grade colleges into constituent colleges of the university as per the direction of the state higher education department was accepted at the meeting. A decision to form a separate committee to run the colleges was also taken.
UoM is planning to introduce new courses especially skill training programmes for students as prescribed under NEP 2020 at these two colleges. UoM is likely to provide exit options for students in first, second and third years.
Other important decisions approved in the meeting include a revised budget estimation, online classes for foreign students, certificate and diploma courses in yogic sciences, etc.