Delhi University (DU)
is planning to extend the duration of its 3-year undergraduate courses
to 4 years from 2013. Undergraduate courses such as BCom, BA and BSc
will be restructured and extended to 4 years thus offering an option to
quit the course midway with a choice to rejoin it later and complete the
course.
Students will also get a
choice to knock off 1 or 2 papers and instead of it use credits awarded
through extracurricular activities or sports to complete the courses. So
now students will get an opportunity to earn 3 degrees from a 4-year
undergraduate program.
The
university has proposed to introduce the 4-year courses from the
academic session of 2013-14. This will be a transdisciplinary program
with many exit options. The university is also revamping its open
learning system where undergraduate students at colleges can finish a
semester through open learning and the credits will be considered.
The DU administration revealed that the proposal is ready and
consultations with stakeholders and teachers are ongoing. The
administration is also planning to discuss the proposal at a teacher’s
congress in June. After taking the inputs from teachers, the proposal
will be presented at a teacher’s congress. Finally, administration will
place the proposal before the executive and academic councils of the
university.
The program will allow
2 exit options to the students during the entire course; one at the end
of second and another at the end of third year. If a student opts out
of the course after completing 2 years, he/she will be awarded an
associate degree. At the end of 3 year, the students can opt to exit
with a bachelor’s degree. If the student completes 4 years, he/she will
be eligible for honours degree.
Even the students with 2-year associate degree will be given enough
training to help them to become an elementary teacher. Students opting
out after second and third years will get 10 years time to return and
finish the course.
Source: Times of India
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