<p>The government has approved the draft statute governing the implementation of the the proposal of Mangalore University to introduce choice- based credit semester scheme for its post -graduate courses. <br /><br />The draft statute has been approved by the Governor who is also the Chancellor of the university. <br /><br />Speaking to Deccan Herald, Prof K M Kaveriappa said the scheme will help the students to study inter-disciplinary courses. The university will be implementing the scheme from the next academic year as the classes have already commenced this year. <br /><br />He said the mobility will be provided within a particular stream. Accordingly, arts student will not be allowed to choose science or commerce subjects under the proposed plan. <br />As a result, the student who is doing MA in Kannada can opt a subject from arts stream like Sociology, or Economics or History. At present, a student of post-graduate course in Kannada can not simultaneously study a subject of his choice from Economics or History. <br />But in the proposed scheme, it will be possible to study two subjects under certain conditions. Similarly, a student studying science stream like Chemistry or Bio science will not be allowed to study Journalism or History. <br /><br />The inter-stream mobility will be allowed only when the university adopts ‘virtual cafeteria type’ of the choice-based semester scheme.<br />“We want to ensure that a student acquires at least 70 per cent knowledge of the primary subject and the rest of 30 per cent knowledge from the choice of the subject which he is studying.”<br /><br />The choice-based credit system makes the product of the university at par with the global practices in terms of academic standards and evaluation strategies. <br /></p>
<p>The government has approved the draft statute governing the implementation of the the proposal of Mangalore University to introduce choice- based credit semester scheme for its post -graduate courses. <br /><br />The draft statute has been approved by the Governor who is also the Chancellor of the university. <br /><br />Speaking to Deccan Herald, Prof K M Kaveriappa said the scheme will help the students to study inter-disciplinary courses. The university will be implementing the scheme from the next academic year as the classes have already commenced this year. <br /><br />He said the mobility will be provided within a particular stream. Accordingly, arts student will not be allowed to choose science or commerce subjects under the proposed plan. <br />As a result, the student who is doing MA in Kannada can opt a subject from arts stream like Sociology, or Economics or History. At present, a student of post-graduate course in Kannada can not simultaneously study a subject of his choice from Economics or History. <br />But in the proposed scheme, it will be possible to study two subjects under certain conditions. Similarly, a student studying science stream like Chemistry or Bio science will not be allowed to study Journalism or History. <br /><br />The inter-stream mobility will be allowed only when the university adopts ‘virtual cafeteria type’ of the choice-based semester scheme.<br />“We want to ensure that a student acquires at least 70 per cent knowledge of the primary subject and the rest of 30 per cent knowledge from the choice of the subject which he is studying.”<br /><br />The choice-based credit system makes the product of the university at par with the global practices in terms of academic standards and evaluation strategies. <br /></p>
