Forty Central universities will kick off the implementation of innovative measures such as the academic credit bank and the glue grant meant to encourage multidisciplinary in UG courses.

Glue Grant Scheme

• Under the glue grant, announced in this year’s budget, institutions in the same city would be encouraged to share resources, equipment and even allow their students to take classes from each other.
• This is the first step for multidisciplinary.
• We intend to start this from the second semester of the current academic year.
• Ultimately, faculty will be able to design joint courses.
• This also meant that institutions need not duplicate work by developing the same capacities, but would be able to build on each other’s expertise.

Credit bank

• The first step would be the academic credit bank, which would have to be adopted separately by the academic council of each university to kick off implementation.
• To start with, the system would allow students to attain qualifications by amassing credits rather than specific durations on campus.
• A certain number of credits would add up to a certificate, then a diploma and then a degree, allowing for multiple entries and exit points.
• Students can earn up to 40% of their credits in online Swayam classes, rather than in the physical classroom. In the future, these credits will hold validity across different institutions.

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