The latest policy reporting from edunews.today.
The UGC's 2024 micro-credential rules let students earn up to half a degree in short skill courses and bank the credits. Nearly two years on, the bachelor's model is being reshaped by regulation, not just by the market.
UGC's curriculum framework makes the four-year honours degree the main undergraduate track, with multiple exits, a research year, and a direct route to a PhD. The three-year degree is no longer the centre of the system.
Income-contingent loans, where repayment tracks earnings and pauses when income falls, have spread from Australia to the UK and beyond. India's education-loan model still leans on fixed EMIs and collateral.