City colleges to offer students more electives

From the coming academic year, students in Mumbai will be able to enroll for electives outside their chosen stream and institution as many colleges have signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to share resources and offer elective courses to students from other institutions.

- Niraj Pandit

MUMBAI:

This move is aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which encourages multidisciplinary learning and allows students to choose a minor subject from any department, including outside their own stream. The minor subject will account for 18-20 credits spread over three years.

As part of implementation of the NEP, many colleges located in the same neighborhood or managed by the same entity have signed MoUs to enable students to step beyond traditional academic boundaries.