Mumbai: The University of Mumbai (MU) plans to promote skill-based courses and institutes in place of the traditional Arts-Science-Commerce colleges in the upcoming years.
University of Mumbai (MU) has approved a five-year perspective plan aimed at promoting skill-based courses and institutes in place of traditional Arts-Science-Commerce colleges. This plan aligns with the National Education Policy 2020, which emphasizes providing vocational education to students based on their needs.
The perspective plan, approved by MU’s senate, outlines the university’s blueprint for starting new institutes and academic programs over the next five years. The university intends to offer training in approximately 60 trades and professions, including both new-age skills like Cloud Computing, Block Chain Management, and Data Management, as well as traditional vocations such as Textile, Handloom, Cooking-Baking, Horticulture, Gardening, Nursery, and Handicraft. Niche courses related to Warehousing and Supply Chain, Agriculture, and Real Estate are also part of the plan.
In the plan, the university administration has also proposed geographical area-wise slots for new institutes according to the specific socio-economic conditions, industrial requirements, and demography of the specific regions. in addition to skill development institutes, MU has also outlined plans for setting up night and women’s colleges as well as the university satellite centres across seven districts, namely Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Palghar, Ratnagiri, Raigad and Sidhudurg, where the varsity has jurisdiction.
