1-yr PG for LU grads passing 4-yr course

Lucknow: From academic session 2025-26,
Lucknow University
will offer a one-year post-graduation programme to students under National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This will be the first time LU offers a one-year PG option to its students.
Only students who pursued four years UG courses will be eligible for this programme.
"There are around 150 students in BA and BCom courses who opted to pursue four-year UG at LU and completed the course. Now they can pursue one year PG. Those who have pursed four-year graduation from other state universities can also pursue one year of PG from LU," said Prof Geetanjali Mishra, LU Dean Academics. She said introduction of one-year PG programme is part of the university's implementation of NEP.
The existing two-year post-graduation option will be on offer to students who completed a three-year graduation.
Also, in academic session 2025-26, for the first time, 'Professor of Practice' will be teaching at LU. In three departments comprising journalism and mass communication, Hindi, and Social Work, a professor of practice has been appointed.

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