FY BSc at Gujarat University will now be taught only in English medium

FY BSc at Gujarat University will now be taught only in English medium


Ahmedabad: The Gujarat University has decided that the medium of instruction in First Year of Bachelor of Science will be English starting from the June 2010 term.
The decision was taken at a meeting of principals of science colleges affiliated to GU on Wednesday.There are eight science colleges in the city with around 4800 seats.
So far 2400 seats were for Gujarati medium students, while the rest were for English medium. Initially, English will be compulsory in FY BSc and then extended to TY BSc.
The university authorities are of the opinion that the move will benefit students in pursuing higher education."The move will help the students in pursuing MSc, MPhil and PhD. It will also increase the percentage acquired by the students," said vice-chancellor of Gujarat University Parimal Trivedi.
BK Jain, principal of MG Science Institute, appreciated the move. "Students from Gujarati medium are not likely to face any trouble in the new arrangement. In engineering and medicine, English is already the medium of instruction and Gujarati medium students perform well in these disciplines," said Jain.
The principals were also of the opinion that English is the need of the hour.They feel that the university's move to make English compulsory as a medium of instruction in BSc will make the students more competitive.
"With globalisation, more and more multinational companies are coming to colleges for campus interview and they are picking English medium students," said Vishnu Prasad, principal of CU Shah Science College.
Jain also said that there is a dearth of science literature in Gujarati. The GU's move is also expected to help students who wish to pursue higher education abroad.


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