The University Grant Commission on 3rd June 2022, has urged all Higher Educational Institutions and their affiliated colleges/institutions to take part in the Youth Parliament programme. The institutions shall access the portal at www.nyps.mpa.gov.in and the registration for the current session is open till 3oth June 2022.
The salient features of the web-portal are:
- All recognised educational institutions of the country are eligible to participate in this programme.
- The registration for participation will be done by the educational institutions through the web-portal.
- E-training modules, videos, photographs and scripts are available on the portal for online self learning of the participants.
- After successful registration, the educational institutions will be able to conduct youth parliament sittings in their respective institutions.
- Each student taking part in the sitting will get a ‘Certification of Appreciation” through the web portal.
The UGC has been running the Youth Parliament programme in various educational institutions of the country since 1966 with an objective to strengthen the roots of Parliamentary democracy, inculcate healthy habits of discipline.