Sikkim University plans to launch post-graduate courses in Bhutia,
Lepcha and Limo languages from the next academic session, said the
assistant registrar of the Sikkim University.
The assistant registrar, Grace Chankapa, said the university had
written to the Union ministry of human resource development and
University Grants Commission seeking the approval for the courses.
"We may start the post-graduate programmes in three languages if the
approval is given to us from the Union ministry of HRD and UGC. The
vice-chancellor of Sikkim University T.B. Subba is regularly pursuing
the matter with the two agencies. These three languages have been listed
as endangered languages by the Unesco," said a senior official of the
university.
Chankapa said if the approval was granted by the UGC, Sikkim
University would be the first varsity to start the post-graduate course
in the three languages.
The Sikkim University presently offers post-graduation in 29
subjects, including Nepali. The three proposed languages are taught in
government schools and in government colleges at the graduation level in
Sikkim.
The students had requested Subba to start the three language courses
so that they could pursue further studies in these languages, informed
the university officials.
A source in the university said that once the approval was given by
the UGC, the university would work on finalising the course and
appointing teachers.(TT)
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