A four-year undergraduate program entitled ‘Design your Degree’ will commence with this year's session, declared University of Jammu. Vice Chancellor Professor Umesh Rai believes that the initiative will revolutionize higher education and the manner that students approach their academic goals. The VC stated students will be given an exceptional chance to craft an individualized, interdisciplinary learning experience using the curriculum.
The 'create your degree’ curriculum will provide students with an extensive education letting them choose programs from a variety of academic subjects that fosters their creativity by “critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability traits essential for thriving in the rapidly evolving global landscape”, he said. In addition to producing specialists in their disciplines, the degree, according to the Vice Chancellor, seeks to produce graduates who have a “holistic understanding of the world, enabling them to make meaningful contributions to society”.