Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Making environment education mandatory, 25/07/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Making environment education mandatory, 25/07/2019. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has framed an 8 unit module syllabus for Ability in Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC-Environment Studies) under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). The UGC has requested the Universities from time to time to take appropriate steps to introduce courses on Environmental Studies and compulsory implementation of module syllabus on Environmental Studies for Under Graduate course of all branches of Higher Education in Universities and Colleges. Universities are autonomous bodies established under Central/State/Provincial Acts and the onus of formulation and revision of syllabus lies with these Universities.