UGC Releases Guidelines for internship, research for UG courses; Check Details Here

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As per the guidelines, an internship of 60 to 120 hours duration after the 4th semester will be mandatory for the students enrolled in UG degree programmes.

UGC Releases Guidelines for internship, research for UG courses

New Delhi: University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the guidelines for internship and research internship for undergraduate (UG) students in the HEIs of the country. Along with this, it has also mentioned that it it will review the implementation as recommended in National Education Policy (NEP 2020).

According to the official release, “The UGC Guidelines for Internship/Research Internship for Undergraduate Students aims to improve employability skills and can help in generating competency, capability, professional working skills, expertise, and confidence among the students for employability and developing interest, passion for research,”.

As per the guidelines, an internship of 60 to 120 hours duration after the 4th semester will be mandatory for the students enrolled in UG degree programmes. “For an internship, one credit of Internship means two-hour engagement per week. Accordingly, in a semester of 15 weeks’ duration, one credit in this course is equivalent to 30 hours of engagement in a semester,” the rule read.

Engagement in the dissertations, research project during the entire 8th semester of 12 credits is now mandatory for students pursuing a 4-year UG degree programme (Honours with Research). The commission said that the research project, thesis work, or dissertation should involve 360 hour duration during the 8th semester.

The suggested internship activities include hands-on training, short research project, seminar attendance, read assigned journals to prepare for seminars, study certain entrepreneurs, social projects, study of the enterprises or farmers.

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