UGC’s ‘Jeevan Kaushal’ programme to educate students with life skills

University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a new life-skills curriculum under the ‘Jeevan Kaushal’ programme which helps students learn various life skills. Social media ethics and etiquettes, how to use Google search better, yoga and pranayama and resume writing are part of the life skills curriculum which is targeted for the undergraduate courses across the country. 

The programme curriculum is designed and developed by an expert committee to inculcate emotional and intellectual competencies in students and help them enhance verbal and non-verbal communication skills. The programme carries eight credit points which can be accommodated in any semester.

“Today when we talk about writing skills and communication skills, we cannot ignore writing on social media. The social media websites are a good medium to connect but students must know the advantages and disadvantages. There have to be some ethics and etiquettes of social media and the curriculum will teach them the same. There is also a module on how to use Google search better,” an UGC official said. 

According to the officials, the students do not know the difference between a curriculum vitae (CV), resume and a bio data. Being able to write a good resume is also a life skill that every student must learn before they enter into the professional world. 

Various skills like empathising and trusting colleagues for developing healthy interpersonal relations, projecting a good personal image to have a positive impact on one’s career, networking and negotiation skills are part of the curriculum. The curriculum has three electives — integral human being, yoga and pranayama and gratitude.

“While the first elective is about obligation to self, parents and society, living with others with acceptance, the module on gratitude is about duty versus rights. The module on yoga talks about difference between yoga and pranayama and their inter-relatedness. What should be the asanas to perform before examination or a presentation? All these things are listed in the curriculum,” the official said.

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