The following Programmes are available in the College. Programme Details The Four-Year Undergraduate Programmes of B.A. & B.Sc. offered in the College governed by the new MU Ordinance set in accordance with National Education Policy (NEP) contain the following course components: B. Elective Course: Generally, an elective course is a course which can be chosen from a pool of courses which may be very specific or specialized or advanced or supportive to the discipline/subject of study or which provides an extended scope or which enables an exposure to some other discipline/subject/domain or nurtures the candidate’s proficiency/skill. (a) Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Course : Elective courses offered by the main discipline/subject of study are referred to as Discipline Specific Elective Courses. This course is to advance knowledge and skill in the core domain. Each of the DSE courses shall contain two componenets: Theory and ractical/Tutorial. Theory Paper having Practical carries 2 Credits so that Tutorial carries 1 Credit. (b) Dissertation/Project/Internship: An elective course designed to acquire special/advanced knowledge is termed as dissertation/project. This is considered as a special course involving application of knowledge in Dissertation/Project Work/Internship is optional and it may be offered in lieu of a discipline specific elective paper in 8th September. Course Structure of Four-Year Undergraduate Course Bachelor’s Certificate Bachelor’s Diploma Bachelor’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree with Honours B.VOC. PROGRAMME IN AGRICULTURE ADD-ON PROGRAMMES* *Course Details and Syllabi of the Programme can be had from Md. Iliyas, Nodal Officer (B.Voc.) & Programme Coordinator (Add-on Programmes)
A. Core Course: This is a course which is to be compulsorily studied by a student as a core requirement to
complete the requirement of a programme in a said discipline/subject of study. Each of the Core Courses shall contain two components: Theory and Practical/Tutorial. Theory Paper having Practical shall carry 4 Credits so that Practical carries 2 Credits. Theory Paper having Tutorial shall carry 5 Credits so that Tutorial carries 1 Credit.
An elective course may be three types:
(c) Generic Elective Course (GSC) : An elective course chosen generally from an unrelated discipline/subject, with an intention to seek a wide exposure is called a Generic Elective. A core course offered in a discipline/subject may be treated as an elective by other discipline/subject and vice versa and such electives may also be referred to as Generic Elective. Each of the GEC Courses shall contain two components: Theory and Practical/Tutorial. Theory Paper having Practical shall carry 4 Credits so that Practical carries 2 Credits. Theory Paper having Tutorial shall carry 5 Credits so that Tutorial carries 1 Credits.
C. Ability Enhancement Course: The Ability Enhancement Course may be of two kinds: Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) and Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC). AECC courses are the courses based upon the content that leads to knowledge enhancement: (i) Environmental Science and (ii) English/MIL Communication. These are mandatory for all disciplines. SEC courses are value-based and/or skill-based and are aimed at providing hands-on training, competencies, skills, etc. These may be chosen from a pool of courses designed to provide valuebased and/or skill-based knowledge. Each of the AECC and SEC courses shall carry 4 Credits.
D. Value Addition Courses (VAC): These are courses that will help develop all capacities of human beings – intellectual, aesthetic, social, physical, emotional, and moral in an integrated manner. It includes subjects like Yoga, Sports Health Care, NCC, NSS, Ethics, Culture etc, VAC courses may be chosen from a pool of courses. Each VAC course shall carry 2 Credits.
The Bachelor’s Certificate in a discipline is obtainable after 1 year (two semesters) of study. A Bachelor’s
Certificate in a discipline may be awarded if a student studies 4 core papers in that discipline, 2 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC), 2 Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) and minimum 3 Value Addition Courses (VAC), with the completion of courses equal to a minimum of 46 Credits.
The Bachelor’s Diploma in a discipline is obtainable after 2 years (four semesters) of study. A Bachelor’s Diploma in a discipline may be awarded if a student studies 10 core papers in that discipline, 2 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC), 2 Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), minimum 4 Value Addition Courses (VAC) and 2 Generic Elective Courses (GEC), with the completion of courses equal to a minimum of 96 Credits.
The Bachelor’s Degree in a discipline is obtainable after 3 years (six semesters) of study. A Bachelor’s degree (i.e., B.Sc./B.A./B.Com.) in a discipline degree may be awarded if a student studies 14 core papers in that discipline, 2 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC), 2 Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), minimum 5 Value Addition Courses (VAC), 2 Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) courses and minimum 3 Generic Elective (GE) courses, with the completion of courses equal to a minimum of 140 Credits.
The Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in a discipline is obtainable after 4 years (eight semesters) of study. A
Bachelor’s degree with Honours (i.e., B.Sc. (Honours)/B.A. (Honours)/B.Com. (Honours)) in a discipline may be awarded if a student studies 18 core papers in that discipline, 1 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC), 2 Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), minimum 5 Value Addition Courses (VAC), 4 Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), minimum 5 Value Addition Courses (VAC), 4 Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) and minimum 4 Generic Elective Courses (GEC), with the completion of courses equal to a minimum of 182 Credits.
Mechanism for Computation of Work-load:
The following mechanism shall be adopted for computation of work-load:
(a) 1 Credit – 1 Theory period of one hour duration / week / semester;
(b) 1 Credit – 1 Tutorial period of one hour duration / week / semester;
(c) 1 Credit – 1 Practical period of two hours duration / week / semester;
(d) 1 Credit – Internship of 1 week / semester.
With an objective to cater to students who are enthusiastic in agricultural sector for job and livelihood prospects, the College runs B.Voc. Programme in Agriculture with a maximum intake capacity of 50. The syllabus and curriculum of the programme are aligned with the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) in the judicious mixture of 40 percent general education component and 60 percent skill development component. The semester wise examinations of the general education component are conducted by the affiliating University as is done in the traditional degree courses whereas the skill component is assessed and certified under the Agriculture Sector Skill Council of India, New Delhi.
The total weightage of the examinations and assessments at all exits or the semesters are carried forward to the cumulative credit points required for the award of the B.Voc. Degree, which is treated at par with any other bachelor’s degrees such as B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., etc.
With an aim at providing technical know-how of mushroom cultivation and entrepreneurship development among interested students of the College, an add-on programme on mushroom cultivation has been introduced from this academic session as an initiative of the Vocational Unit of the College. The course plan of the programme has been designed to meet the theoretical and practical knowledge of mushroom farming and enable the learner to start small scale and cost-effective mushroom cultivation.