{"id":554,"date":"2020-02-15T07:18:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T01:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techandtrain.com\/blog\/?p=554"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:54:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:24:59","slug":"changes-in-indias-education-system-in-last-few-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techandtrain.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/changes-in-indias-education-system-in-last-few-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes in India&#8217;s education system in last few years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Institutions of Eminence declared &#8211; Complete autonomy&nbsp;given to them<\/li><li>University status for IIMs, NITs, IIITs, AIIMS, etc. via Institutions of National Importance route<\/li><li>Graded autonomy for UGC affiliated institutions &#8211; Based on their accreditation score, they can offer online, distance courses and will have autonomy in academics, faculty recruitment, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Graded autonomy for AICTE affiliated institutions &#8211; Based on their accreditation score, they can offer online, distance courses and will have autonomy in academics, faculty recruitment, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>MCA shortened to two years from three years &#8211; It&#8217;s now mapped to a standard university master&#8217;s degree of two years&nbsp;<\/li><li>Online degrees approved &#8211; Degrees like MBA, MCA, PGDM, etc. are being offered online<\/li><li>Rationalization in engineering colleges &#8211; Colleges with majority empty seats are being closed with no approvals for new applications by colleges for next few years<\/li><li>CGPA system now introduced in almost all universities and colleges<\/li><li>Merged single regulator &amp; National Education Policy likely to be finalized in next few months&nbsp;<\/li><li>Executive education programs are getting approvals&nbsp;<\/li><li>Hybrid courses by institutions of eminence &amp; institutes of national importance are starting like Executive MTechs, Executive MBAs, etc. which can be done with your routine job&nbsp;<\/li><li>Foreign collaboration with universities &amp; 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