By Admin 
University Grants Commission (UGC) bid farewell to its chairman Professor Mamidala Jagdish Kumar. Also, during his tenure, he praised the changes in higher education.
JNU has been in JNU Vice Chancellor
Jagdish Kumar, former Vice Chancellor of JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University), was appointed as the President of UGC on 4 February 2022. His tenure began at a time when the central government was taking important steps towards implementing the new National Education Policy (NEP). Under his leadership, the UGC made many big and student-centered reforms in the field of higher education. In his tenure, many guidelines related to the recruitment process in admission process, competitive exams like UGC-Net, NEET, JEE Main 2025, and universities were changed.
This program was also started
According to the information, dual degree program was started as a major initiative of Professor Jagdish Kumar, through which students can now study in two courses simultaneously. Apart from this, many important changes such as Academic Bank of Credit (ABC Portal), APAAR ID, Multiple Entry-Exit System, and Flexibility and Sustainable Education Opportunity were implemented. & Nbsp;
UGC praises such
UGC wrote in its social media post, ‘His term was full of many historical and focused reforms in the interest of student interest. He also brought many changes in the functioning of UGC, which strengthened the structure of higher education. The Commission also said that Professor Kumar’s commitment to the education world and his ability to join people from different classes will always be remembered. The UGC family greeted him for his future and wished him success in his new chapter. It is worth noting that Professor Jagdish Kumar’s term will not only be known for policy reforms, but will also remember how he established new dimensions in the field of higher education by keeping students in the center.