Under the proposed curriculum, students will pursue courses of 160 credits, of which 48 credits will be allotted to the study of the major (formerly “honours”) subject.
UGC proposes plan to dilute major subjects
The University Grants Commission has come up with a new curriculum proposal for the undergraduate courses as per which only 30 per cent of the students' workload will relate to their subject of specialisation, down from the current 73 per cent. The UGC has sought feedback from stakeholders by April 4 on its draft “framework and credit system for four-year undergraduate programme” (FYUGP), which is to replace the choice-based credit system (CBCS) introduced in 2015.
UGC proposed plan: Details
Under the proposed curriculum, students will pursue courses of 160 credits, of which 48 credits will be allotted to the study of the major (formerly “honours”) subject. Some academics said this will “dilute” the quality of undergraduate courses, with the new graduates lacking rigour or in-depth knowledge in their purported areas of specialisation.
The CBCS allotted 108 credits (nearly 73 per cent) for the honours subject out of a total of 148 credits, said Abha Dev Habib, a teacher at Miranda House College and former member of Delhi University’s executive council. “This (proposed) curriculum will prevent students gaining knowledge in depth (in their subject of specialisation). The degree course will be deficient in rigour,” Habib said.
In keeping with its apparent emphasis on general rather than specialised learning, the draft further states that students of all streams must study certain common courses in the first three semesters.
This is “to develop an understanding and an appreciation among students of all major areas of learning such as the natural sciences, the social sciences, the humanities, mathematical and computational thinking and analysis, creative expressions, and vocational education each of which represents a different perspective on human knowledge and learning”, the draft says.
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