PRAYAGRAJ, April 5 -- In accordance with the guidelines of University Grants Commission (UGC) and norms of the new National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, Apprenticeship-Embedded Degree Programmes (AEDP) will now be introduced in higher educational institutions, including universities and colleges across Uttar Pradesh.

Preparations for the initiative have intensified ahead of the formal commencement of the 2025-26 academic session, set to begin on July 1, officials from the state higher education department said.

Special secretary (higher education) Shipu Giri has written to the director (higher education), UP, and registrars of all state universities, urging the introduction of four new undergraduate (UG) courses developed by Sector Skil...