DRAFT ADVISORY For Admission issued by Wbsu
Draft Advisory For Admission in 4-year Undergraduate Programme and 3-year Undergraduate Programme Under Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programmes Based on National Education Policy, 2020 (To be approved by the Competent Authority) (w.e.f Academic Session 2023-24).
1. Scope & Coverage
This draft advisory shall supersede the existing regulation for 3-year (Six
semester) Bachelor of Arts/Science/Commerce programme under the Choice
based Credit System (CBCS).
The University provides following three undergraduate programmes w.e.f. the
academic session of 2023-24 under the Curriculum and Credit Framework for
Undergraduate Programmes (CCFUP) based on NEP 2020.
This advisory will be provisionally effective from the academic session 2023-24.
A. Single Major programmes :
(i) 4-year Bachelor’s degree (Honours) with Major in the field of
Arts/Science/Commerce/Management (8 semesters with min. 180 Credits) (See
Table 1).
(ii) 4-year Bachelor’s degree (Honours with Research) with Major in the field of
Arts/Science/Commerce/Management (8 semesters with min. 180 Credits).
Students need to complete a research project of 15 credits in areas of their Major
discipline in the 4th year of studies. (See Table 2).
B. Multidisciplinary programmes :
(iii) 3-year Bachelor’s degree with Multidisciplinary programme of studies
in Life sciences/Physical sciences/Mathematical & Computer
sciences/Social sciences/humanities/Commerce & Management (6
semesters with minimum 125 credits. (See Table 3)
2. Eligibility for admission in the UG Programmes:
● A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) or its equivalent
level examination is eligible to seek admission to the First Semester of the Eight
Semester B.A./B.Sc./B.Com./BBA (Hons and Hons. with Research) or B. A.
Music. (Hons. and Honours with Research) or in the First Semester of Six
semester Multidisciplinary B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. Course of studies provided he/she
has also passed in English having full marks not being less than 100.
● In any case, where there is an ambiguity regarding the admissibility of a
particular examination at the Higher Secondary (10+2) level of study, the matter
shall be referred to the Equivalence Committee of the University who shall
determine the eligibility of the said examination.
● However, no candidate, in general shall be allowed for admission in the course
after a lapse of more than 3 years from the year of passing the previous
qualifying examination. Those desirous to do so need to seek prior permission
from the University authority.
● The year of admission shall not be taken into account while calculating 3
years from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination.
● However, in exceptional cases a candidate may be allowed for admission after 3
years of the previous qualifying examination, but, within 3 years after
discontinuation of a recognized regular Course of Study. Those desirous to do so
will seek permission from the University Authority. This exception is valid for
both 4-year (Hons/Hons. with Research) and 3-year Multidisciplinary UG
programmes of study.
● For the purpose of determining eligibility for admission to the 4-year Honours
Course, aggregate marks shall be calculated by adding the marks of top four
subjects in order of marks secured by a candidate. However, marks in
compulsory Environmental Education/Studies shall not be taken into account
for calculation of aggregate marks. If the subject “Environmental Science” is
studied as an elective subject of 100 marks, it may be taken into account for the
purpose of determining the aggregate marks.
● For the purpose of determining eligibility for admission to the 3-year
Multidisciplinary UG programme of study, aggregate marks shall be calculated
by adding the marks of top four subjects in order of marks secured by a
candidate. However, marks in compulsory Environmental Education/Studies
shall not be taken into account for calculation of aggregate marks. If the subject
“Environmental Science” is studied as an elective subject of 100 marks, it may be
taken into account for the purpose of determining the aggregate marks.
3. Eligibility Criteria:
A candidate taking up Honours in a subject must have obtained:
● A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or
related subject at the previous qualifying examination. In case of Music (Hons.)
45% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject Music in the
previous qualifying examination
OR
55% marks in the subject or related subject in the previous qualifying
examination
OR
50% marks in the aggregate when the candidate has not studied the subject in
his/her previous qualifying examination provided all other clauses are satisfied.
● Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled tribe category
must have obtained 40% marks in the aggregate and 40% marks in the
subject/related subjects at the previous qualifying examination (10+2 level) for
being eligible for admission in the Honours programme of study.
However, if in any Honours subject, the number of applications is so low that even the permitted intake of the college cannot be filled up, then the
Principal/Teacher-in-charge may use his/her discretionary power to relax the minimum requirement criteria for admission in that particular subject.
written communication in that regard must reach the Registrar for consideration
of that decision for final approval by the Vice Chancellor of the University and
the decision will be communicated to the Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. Of West Bengal.
4. Candidates from other Boards
A. Students, who have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) examination or
its equivalent from the All India Boards/Councils or State Boards/Councils
including Open Schools and vocational studies, are eligible for study at the
UG level.
B. Students who have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) examination or
its equivalent from the All India Boards/Councils (i.e. CBSE, ISC and
National Institute of Open Schooling) are not required to submit the Migration
Certificate for getting Registration under this University.
C. Any dispute regarding eligibility criteria would be resolved by the
Equivalence Committee set up by the University or by the Executive Council
in its absence.
5. Choice of Courses
(A) 4-year UG (Honours/Honours with Research) Course of Studies:
Candidates will have to choose a single major discipline and any two minor
disciplines along with the requisite numbers of AEC, SEC, MDC & VAC
along with internship as shown in Table 1 & 2. The combination of major
and two minor disciplines for the students admitted in 4 year UG
(Honours/Honours with research) will be decided by the concerned college.
(B) 3-Year Multidisciplinary Undergraduate (UG) programme of study:
A candidate is required to choose any three subjects from one or two broad
category of disciplines as offered by the concerned college. He/she will be
awarded a 3-year B.A./B.Sc./B. Com. in a particular discipline provided that
at least two out of the three subjects chosen by him/her falls in that particular
category.
Category of Disciplines
(i) Physical Sciences:
Chemistry, Physics, Electronics, Geography
(ii) Life Sciences:
Bio-chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Molecular biology, Microbiology,
Food & nutrition, Industrial fish & fisheries, Bio-technology
(iii) Mathematical and Computer Sciences:
Mathematics, Statistics, Computer science, Computer application
(iv) Humanities:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, Sanskrit
(v) Social Sciences:
Anthropology, Economics, Education, Film Studies, Physical education, Human
rights, Women studies, Human development, History, Sociology, Philosophy,
Political science, Journalism & Mass communication, Psychology,
Environmental science
(vi) Commerce & Management:
Accountancy, Finance, Business management
6. Mandatory Subject Requirement (at H. S. level)
A candidate shall be allowed to take up the major discipline(s) under heading “A” if he/she
had passed the subject(s) under heading “B” in the previous qualifying examination.
8. Curricular components of the undergraduate programme
In accordance with NEP Curriculum Framework & Credit Framework
2020 the undergraduate programmes governed by this Advisory contain
the following course components:
Major and Minor disciplines
Major discipline is the discipline or subject of main focus and the degree will
be awarded in that discipline. Students should secure the prescribed number
of credits (about 50% of total credits) through core courses in the major
discipline.
Minor discipline helps a student to gain a broader understanding beyond the
major discipline. For example, if a student pursuing an Economics major
obtains a minimum of [18] credits from a bunch of courses in Statistics, then
the student will be awarded B.A. degree in Economics with a Minor in
Statistics.
In addition to major and minor disciplines, a student admitted in the 4-
year Undergraduate programme (Hons./Hons. with research) has to take
the following courses as shown in Table 1 & Table 2.
Multidisciplinary Course (MDC) :
All UG students are required to undergo 3 introductory-level courses relating to any of
the broad disciplines given below. These courses are intended to broaden the
intellectual experience and form part of liberal arts and science education. Students
are not allowed to choose or repeat courses already undergone at the higher
secondary level (12th class) in the proposed major and minor stream under this
category.
The university will provide a list of courses under the 5 categories mentioned in
the NEP document. Students will be asked to choose 3 different MDCs for 3
semesters.
● Ability Enhancement Course (AEC):
Students are required to achieve competency in a modern Indian language
and in the English language with special emphasis on language and
communication skills. These courses aim at enabling the students to acquire
and demonstrate the core linguistics skills, including critical reading and
expository and academic writing skills, that help students articulate their
arguments and present their thinking clearly and coherently.
• Skill Enhancement Course:
These courses are aimed at imparting practical skills, hands-on-training, soft
skills to enhance the employability of the students.
Each of the AEC and SEC courses shall carry 3 credits. Students are
required to choose three SEC courses from a pool of courses in their 4th, 5th
and 6th semester of study. In AEC, they have to study three courses (each of
3 credits) of either English or modern Indian language (MIL) in their 1st,2nd and 3rd semesters of study.
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. Each of these courses carries 3 credits. The colleges will choose one
out of the three VACs offered by the university as mentioned hereunder.
(a) Environmental Studies
(b) Introduction to Cyber Security
(c) Value of Yoga and Meditation in Life
Students will be required to pursue or study two value-added courses
(VAC) each of 3 credits in their 1st and 2nd semester.
• Internship:
A course requiring students to participate in a professional activity or work
experience, or cooperative educational activity with an entity external to the
educational institution, normally under the supervision of an expert of the
given external entity. A key aspect of the internship is induction into actual
work situations. Internships involve working with local industry, government
or private organizations, business organizations, artists, crafts persons, and
similar entities to provide opportunities for students to actively engage in on-
site experiential learning.
The student has the option to complete a 2-credit summer internship in a
lab, industrial organization, R & D lab, or through community
engagement, NSS, NCC as organized by the college. The student must
complete a 2-credit summer internship by his/her 5th semester of study.
Final year Research Project / Dissertation:
A student selected for pursuing 4-year Honours with Research programme
is required to complete a research project and submit a dissertation to the
University for examination and evaluation in the 8th semester. This research
project/dissertation work carries 15 credits.
9. Awarding UG Degrees :
4-year UG Degree (Honours): A four-year UG Honours degree in the
major discipline will be awarded to those who complete a four-year degree
programme with 180 credits and have satisfied the credit requirements as
given in Table 1. Candidates who intend to continue in the 4-year UG
programme have two options.
The candidates who have not secured 75% marks in each of the Semester
(out of the first six semesters) over the period of first three years of his/her
study are eligible for obtaining a Bachelor degree (Honours) in his/her
major discipline. Such candidates must secure 15 additional credits in
his/her major (Core) paper to be awarded a Bachelor degree (Honours) in
his/her major discipline. i.e., Candidates must secure 105 credits in his/her major (Core) discipline out of the total 180 credits to obtain a Bachelor
degree (Honours) in his/her major discipline. (See Table 1)
The candidates who have secured 75% marks in each of the Semester (out
of the first six semesters) over the period of first three years of his/her
study are eligible for obtaining a Bachelor degree (Honours with Research)
in his/her major discipline. Such candidates must secure 90 credits out of
the total credits of 180 from discipline-specific major courses (Table 1)
and also needs to secure 15 credits through a Research project to be
awarded a Bachelor degree (Honours with Research) in his/her major
discipline. They should do a research project or dissertation under the
guidance of a faculty member of that college. The research
project/dissertation shall be in the Major discipline. Such candidates must
submit a Thesis/Dissertation to the University for evaluation followed by a
Viva-Voce examination. The concerned candidate must score 150 or
above out of the 300 marks allotted for Research/Dissertation work to pass
or qualify for being awarded the degree of UG Honours with research in
his/her major discipline.
3-year UG Degree with Major: A student admitted in a 4 years
Honours programme may exit after the 3rd year after completing 6
semesters (135 credits, 70 credits from Major and 30 credits from
Minors) with 3-year UG degree with a Major. Such a student will also
have the option to rejoin within seven years and complete the course.
3-year Multidisciplinary UG Degree: A student may also opt for a 3-year
multidisciplinary UG degree by securing a total credit of 125 (See Table 3)
with 30 credits from each of the three disciplines.
The level of the three core courses for all three disciplines will be the same.
** Conditions to be met by colleges offering a 4 year UG degree
(Honours with Research) in a Major discipline:
A. The departments of the college offering a 4-year UG degree
(Honours with research) must have the required infrastructure such
as adequate library facility, access to internet, access to journals,
computer lab and software, laboratory facilities to carry out
experimental research work.
B. The concerned department of the college must have at least two
permanent faculty members who are recognized as PhD supervisors
as per NEP 2020 guideline.
C. If a student becomes eligible for pursuing Honours with research in
a college that lacks required infrastructure and eligible PhD
supervisors, he/she may take transfer to another college, which
satisfies the above conditions for offering Honours with research in
the 7th semester depending on availability of seats.
10. Credit hours for different types of courses:
The workload relating to a course is measured in terms of credit hours.
A Credit is a unit by which the coursework is measured. It determines the
number of hours of instruction required per week over the duration of a
semester (minimum 15 weeks).
Each course may have only a lecture component or a lecture and tutorial
component or a lecture and practicum component or a lecture, tutorial, and
practicum component, or only practicum component. For example, a three-
credit lecture course in a semester means three one-hour lectures per week
with each one-hour lecture counted as one credit. In a semester of 15 weeks
duration, a three-credit lecture course is equivalent to 45 hours of teaching.
One credit for tutorial work means one hour of engagement per week. In a
semester of 15 weeks duration, a one-credit tutorial in a course is equivalent
to 15 hours of engagement.
A one-credit course in practicum or lab work, community engagement and
services, and fieldwork in a semester mean two-hour engagement per week.
In a semester of 15 weeks duration, a one-credit practicum in a course is
equivalent to 30 hours of engagement.
A one-credit of Seminar or Internship or Studio activities or Field
practice/projects or Community engagement and service means two-hour
engagements per week. Accordingly, in a semester of 15 weeks duration,
one credit in these courses is equivalent to 30 hours of engagement.
A course can have a combination of lecture credits, tutorial credits, and
practicum credits.
Lab-based Subject:
Theory-3 credits (45 Hours); Practical-2 credits (30x2=60 Hours);
Tutorial-1 credit (15 Hours).
Non Lab-based Subject:
Theory-4 credits (60 Hours); Tutorial-1credit (15 Hours); Field Work-1
credit (30 Hours).
The following types of courses/activities constitute the programmes of study.
Each of them will require a specific number of hours of teaching/guidance
and laboratory/studio/workshop activities, field-based learning/projects,
internships, and community engagement and service.
11. Duration of the Programme:
The duration of the UG programme (Hnours/ Honours with research) is 4 years or 8 semesters. Students who desire to undergo a 3-year UGProgramme will be allowed to exit after completion of the 3rd year.
Students may be permitted to take a break from the study during the period of study
but the total duration for completing the programme shall not exceed 7 years.
The duration for Multidisciplinary UG Programme is 3 years.
12. SWAYAM Courses:
SWAYAM Courses: The University may allow up to 20% of the
total courses being offered in a particular program in a
Semester through the online learning courses offered
through SWAYAM platform subject to the following
conditions:
The course contents should be alike;
The courses are not offered in the College;
There is non-availability of suitable teaching staff to run the course
in the College.
The University shall give the equivalent credit weightage to the student for
the credits earned vide online learning credit courses through SWAYAM
platform. However, the candidate will have to seek permission from the
university, if he/she wants to replace regular class-teaching by Swayam
course. Swayam courses will be allowed only for SEC, MDC and VAC
but not for Major and Minor disciplines.
13. Mechanism for Computation of Work-load:
The following mechanism shall be adopted for computation of work load.
(a) 1Credit =1Theory period of one hour duration/week/semester;
(b) 1Credit =1Tutorial period of one hour duration/week/semester;
(c) 1Credit =1Practical period of two hours duration/week/semester;
(d) 1Credit = Internship of 1 week/semester.
14. Qualification Levels and Credit Requirements:
For 4 year UG Honours/Honours with Research
Levels Qualification Title Minimum
Credit
Requirements
Levels 7 Bachelor’s Degree with Major in a discipline 135
Levels 8 Bachelor’s Degree with Honours/Honours
with research in a discipline 180.
For 3 year Multidisciplinary UG Program: Minimum Credit Requirement 125.
15. Course Registration:
At the beginning of every Semester, all the students shall be
required to register for the Courses specified for that Semester of
the Programme in the Office of t he Controller of Examinations in
the prescribed forms with payment of fees as prescribed by the
University from time to time.
16. Post-admission Stipulations:
Colleges have the freedom to hold any number of tests and examinations of
its own students. However, colleges will not hold any elimination/qualifying
test in the midway for students admitted to the different Course of Studies.
The evaluation and assessment pattern under CCFUP based on NEP 2020
will be regulated as per provisions of the regulation which will be in force at
the time of the said examination. Any dispute regarding the above would be
resolved by the relevant Examination rules and regulations set up by the
University or by the Executive Council.
It is expected that the semester examinations will be held every six months as
per the academic calendar which will be duly intimated in advance by the
University.
17. Foreign Nationals:
The candidate (Foreign Nationals) will have to show “Original Copy” of Certificate
of Madhyamik (or equivalent), Certificate of Higher Secondary (or equivalent) and
original Passport (along with Student Visa) at the time of admission. Foreign
Nationals will have to pay the fees five times higher than the Indian Nationals.
Their papers must be duly endorsed by the local Embassies/Consulates/High
Commissions, whichever is applicable and their visa period must cover the period
required to complete the course.
18. College Transfer:
Transfer of candidates from one affiliated college to another will be possible as per
the provisions laid out in the regulation of NEP 2020 based CCFUP system which
will be in force at the relevant time. However, in allcases such transfers will be
effected after due approval of the application of the candidate concerned along with
requisite non-refundable fees to the University administration without contravening
the provisions of the Regulation in force. All applications for transfer have to be
made to the University authority within 30 consecutive days of commencement of
the relevant semester. The applications must also contain the attendance of the
student in that semester. The University reserves the right to approve or reject such
applications of transfer and it cannot be treated as a matter of right on behalf of the
applicant concerned.
19. Re-admission:
In case of discontinuation of Studies, the candidate concerned can be permitted only fresh
admission with the issuance of new Registration (in cancellation of the earlier registration)
after submission of an affidavit from a 1
st class Judicial Magistrate that he/she has not
taken admission under any other University/Institution in the intervening period. All such cases of fresh admission have to be preceded with the cancellation of earlier registration.
For all such re-admission the provisions of this regulation in consonance with the Act and
Statute of the University and the guidelines issued by the West Bengal Higher Education
Council from time to time should be followed. However, after an exit at the end of the 3rd
year after completion of stipulated 6 semesters mentioned in Table.1, the candidate will not
have to re-register if he wants to complete the course within 7 years from the date of exit.