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FOUR YEARS UNDER GRADUATE PROGRAMME (FYUGP)

The Undergraduate Curriculum Framework- 2022 (UGCF) is meant to bring about systemic
change in the higher education system in the University and align itself with the National
Education Policy 2020. In accordance with the NEP 2020, the UGC has formulated a new student-
centric ―Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programmes (CCFUP)‖
incorporating a flexible choice-based credit system, multidisciplinary approach, and multiple
entry and exit options. This will facilitate students to pursue their career path by choosing the
subject/field of their interest. This new curriculum framework will have the features such as:

Flexibility to move from one discipline of study to another;
Opportunity for learners to choose the courses of their interest in all disciplines;
Facilitating multiple entry and exit options with UG certificate/ UG diploma/ or degree depending
upon the number of credits secured;
Flexibility for learners to move from one institution to another to enable them to have multi and/or
interdisciplinary learning;
Flexibility to switch to alternative modes of learning (offline, ODL, and Online learning, and
hybrid modes of learning).

The Regulations for Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) and guidelines for Multiple Entry and Exit
are already framed by UGC for adoption by Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) to facilitate the
implementation of the proposed CCFUP.

Academic Credit: An academic credit is a unit by which the course work is measured. It
determines the number of hours of instructions required per week. One credit is equivalent to one
hour of teaching (lecture or tutorial) or two hours of practical work/field work per week.

Types of Courses:

Courses in a programme will be of the following types:

i) Core Course: Compulsory course to be studied by the student as a core requirement.
These courses will consist of major and minor stream cores.
a) Discipline Specific Course (DSC): DSCs shall be the major course of that particular
discipline which are to be compulsory studied and will be appropriately graded and
arranged across the semesters of study. The DSCs specified in the framework would be
identified by the concerned department as major courses to be taught in a programme.
b) Discipline Specific Elective Course (DSE): A pool of courses of a particular discipline
which are offered as specific/ specialized/ advanced/ supportive to the discipline/ subject
of study. Student is required to choose one course from available pool.
c) Minor: A group of interdisciplinary courses which are offered
in addition to DSC and DSE courses, related to the applied area of the discipline/ subject
of the study.
d) Higher Level Discipline Specific Courses (HLDSC): The courses, which should
compulsorily be studied by a candidate as a core requirement for Hons. / Hons. with
research in one of the main discipline/ subject of study.
e) Higher Level and Applied AreaMinor (HAA Minor): The courses broader and applied
understanding of the one of the main discipline / main field of study.

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