India, March 30 -- The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) issued draft guidelines on Friday for implementing the fourth year of undergraduate programmes under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. These guidelines detail the academic structure, eligibility criteria and administrative processes for colleges.

The move follows the Maharashtra government's April 20, 2023 resolution, based on which the university already introduced the new curriculum framework from the 2023-24 academic year in autonomous colleges and university departments, and from 2024-25 in affiliated colleges.

As per the guidelines, the fourth year offering Honours (FYUGH - Four-Year Undergraduate Programme Honours) and Honours with Research (FYUGR - Four-Year U...