What UGC’s Draft Curriculums for Undergraduate Courses Say, Why Some States Have Objected to Them
Abhinaya Harigovind | 04 September 2025 | The Indian Express
States ruled by the Opposition have objected to the draft curriculums for undergraduate courses that the University Grants Commission (UGC) published last month. The UGC has invited comments on the drafts, and Karnataka and Kerala have set up panels to examine the curriculums.
Draft curriculums for nine subjects – anthropology, chemistry, commerce, economics, geography, home science, mathematics, physical education, and political science – have been published so far.
These are “learning outcomes-based curriculum frameworks” (LOCFs), which means that they specify the concepts and skills that students are expected to acquire in each course….