State Govt. gives sanction for new courses under MGU
The Hindu
Approval applicable to academic year 2021-22
The State Government has given administrative sanction to start new courses, additional batches, and increase intake for self-financing programmes in nearly 33 unaided institutions under Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU).
The approval is applicable to the academic year 2021-22. The unaided self-financing institutions are in Ernakulam (11), Kottayam (8), Idukki (8), and Pathanamthitta (6). A few undergraduate programmes sanctioned include Arabic Language, Computer Applications, Commerce, Food Technology and Quality Assurance, Hotel Management and Culinary Arts, and Animation and Visual Effects. The postgraduate courses are in areas like Journalism and Mass Communication, Multimedia, Social Work, Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence.
The increase in intake for various programmes is in the range of 40 to 60. Five colleges have received nod to start additional batches in five undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The affiliation will be provided by the university based on conditions under an agreement to be executed by college managements.
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