New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has instructed all central, state and deemed universities in India to adopt a semester and Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). The system will facilitate inter-institution transferability of students.
UGC Chairman Prof. Sukhdeo Thorat has written a letter to all the vice-chancellors, informing them about the changes. The universities are now required to adopt the new measures regarding the introduction of semester system, credits for various courses and provision for inter-institution transferability of students. Varsities have been allotted a time period of two years to implement the measures.
As per the new guidelines of the UGC, credit system is being introduced in place of marks and grades and all academic programs, especially technical and professional courses. The committee has also mentioned that all academic programs like certificate, diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, MPhil and PhD courses, should be subject to upgradation or revision to a limited extent every academic year and substantially every three years. Not only will this endow the academic programs with quality, but also add to their contemporariness and importance.
The UGC guidelines mention that the ongoing system of examination, conducted at the end of session, has lot of drawbacks and needs improvement. The semester system will encourage and support faster learning opportunities. Moreover, it has the ability to accommodate diverse choices that students may like to have.
