Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed officials to make 10 months of internships mandatory for graduation courses in a review meeting on the Higher Education Department held on 29 April, 2022. The CM remarked that the internships should be in three phases, with 2 months for the first year, 2 months for the second year, and 6 months for the third year.
The CM further instructed authorities to ensure a considerable rise in the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER), noting that the state government is putting in place measures to achieve this goal.
He further informed that the fee reimbursement and Vasathi Deevena schemes are going to be applicable to all the children in a family where they were limited to only one child and added that this decision was taken to ensure education for both girls and boys.
Special Focus on Girls’ Education
He further noted that girls are dropping out of school in backward areas while directing officials to focus on Western Kurnool, Chittoor, and Prakasam districts.
He told the authorities to pick four or five colleges in the state and work to bring them up to par with the best in the country.
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