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Choice-based credit system in Karnatak varsity from this year

DHARWAD: The Vice-Chancellor of Karnatak University, S.K. Saidapur, has said that the university will implement the choice-based credit system (CBCS) from this academic year (2008-09).

In an informal chat with presspersons after the Academic Council meeting here on Saturday, Mr. Saidapur said that regulations for the CBCS in postgraduate streams had been finalised and they were awaiting the Government’s approval.

Only technical approval was required, he clarified and added that the regulations were likely to be approved after a new Minister takes charge. Mr. Saidapur said that in case of delay he had the authority to issue an ordinance for the implementation of the new system. The CBCS will be applicable to the postgraduate streams of arts, social science, law, commerce, education and science. The Deans of various faculties and other experts have held several rounds of discussions before finalising the regulations and syllabi of the courses under the CBCS.

The CBCS allows students to study subjects of their interest in other postgraduate streams along with their regular course.

To a query, Mr. Saidapur said that the Deans would be conducting introductory programmes on the CBCS as there was lack of awareness about the system among students and a few teachers. The students would also be given information about the system in their respective departments, he added.

In fact, the university wanted to implement the CBCS from the academic year 2007-08. However, it was put off for a year owing to delay in finalising the regulations and syllabi.

By implementing the system from 2008-09, Karnatak University will become the second university in the State after Kuvempu University to implement CBCS.

Registrar (Evaluation) of the university C. Rajashekhar told presspersons that several measures had been taken by the Examination Department of the university, including computerisation, to announce results within 40 days of conducting examinations. Earlier, the university used to outsource printing of marks cards, he said. Now it was being done at the university, thus saving a lot of time, he added.

Earlier, in the Academic Council meeting, it was decided to put off decision on incorporating the title of thesis and the area of specialisation in Ph.D. certificates. Mr. Saidapur said a decision on the issue would be taken after obtaining feedback from the Deans of various faculties and also from other universities.

The meeting decided to give a last chance to students of B.Com. (1995-96 syllabus) to complete the course. The meeting resolved that examination fee for these students would be increased and the examination would be held at Dharwad only.

The meeting also discussed the functioning of local inquiry committees (LICs). Mr. Saidapur expressed concern over the falling standards of the LICs.

Later, he told presspersons that the university had framed guidelines for the LICs and steps would be taken to ensure that the they were strictly adhered to.

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