AWARDING UG CERTIFICATE, UG DIPLOMA AND UG / UG (HONORS) DEGREE:

UG Certificate: Students who opt to exit after completion of the first year and have secured 42 credits will be awarded a UG certificate if, in addition, they complete one vocational course of 4 credits during the summer vacation of the first year.

UG Diploma: Students who opt to exit after completion of the second year and have secured 84 credits will be awarded the UG diploma if, in addition, they complete one vocational course of 4 credits during the summer vacation of the second year.

3-year UG Degree: Students who wish to undergo a 3-year UG programme will be awarded UG Degree in the Major discipline after successful completion of three years, securing 124 credits and satisfying the minimum credit requirement as mentioned in table below.

4-year UG Degree (Honours): Students who secure a minimum of 50% marks in the first six semesters and not undertake Research Project / Dissertation  will do 3 courses 12 credits in the fourth year. A four-year UG Honours degree in the major discipline will be awarded to those who complete a four-year degree programme with 164 credits and have satisfied the credit requirements as mentioned in table below.

4-year UG Degree (Honours with Research): Students who secure a minimum of 50% marks in the first six semesters and wish to undertake research at the undergraduate level can choose a research stream in the fourth year. They should do a research project or dissertation under the guidance of a faculty member of the University / College. The research project / dissertation will be in the major discipline. The students who secure 164 credits, including 12 credits from a research project / dissertation, are awarded UG Degree (Honours with Research).

Pondicherry University NEP Regulations for Affiliated Colleges 2023-24  Click Here

Year/Semester Wise Course Structure for UG & UG (Hons)  - Annexure I    Click Here

Year/Semester Wise Credits and Hours of Work as per NEP - Annexure II  Click Here

NEP Classification of Courses: 

Major Discipline (MJD): Major disciplinary courses are subject specific compulsory courses that a student has to complete to obtain the UG/UG (Hons) Degree in the given discipline. Major disciplinary courses shall constitute 50% of the total credits.

Minor Discipline (MID): Minor disciplinary courses refer to those subjects which are allied to the Major discipline. Minor Disciplines are two types. 

(i) Minor discipline Cognate: A pool of courses offered by the parent department/cognate (allied) departments. 

(ii) Minor discipline Generic: The subsidiary/elective subject chosen from a basket of courses offered by different departments other than the minors offered by the parent department. 

Skill Enhancement Course(SEC):These courses focus at imparting practical skills with hands-on Training. Colleges may also outsource the Skill Enhancement Courses to AICTE approved agencies for conducting short term Training Workshops, Skill India initiatives of GOI and approved Trades by Skill development of corporation are to be considered. short term courses. 

Summer Internship : As per the UGC guidelines all UG students should be exposed to 4 to 6 week Summer Internship in an industrial organisations/Training Centres/Research Institution, etc. Such Summer Internship is to be conducted in between 4^th Semester and 5^th semester. A review of report and award of grade based on Work based learning by students is to be recorded during the 5^th Semester.

COLLEGE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMES FOR UG CERTIFICATE, UG DIPLOMA AND

UG / UG (HONORS) DEGREE:

* Note: MJD - Major Disciplinary Courses (60 / 80 Credits); MID - Minor Disciplinary Courses (24 / 32 Credits); MLD - Multi-Disciplinary Courses (9 Credits).

NCC (General / Specific Elective Course):

Course Structure and Syllabus - Click Here

MANDATORY COURSES:

The following courses are mandatory for UG / UG (Honours) Degree.

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY (MLD):

Students are expected to learn basic/introductory courses designed by other departments for this purpose. All UG students are required to undergo 3 introductory-level courses (one each in Natural Sciences, Physical Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences) for uniform adoption.

ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COURSES (AEC):

All Undergraduate (UG) students are mandated to complete 12 Credits worth of Courses (2 - Functional English and 2 - Modern Indian Languages) in first 2-years.

VALUE-ADDED COURSES (VAC):

Under NEP, the UGC has proposed for  8 credits worth of common courses which are likely to add value to overall knowledge base of the students. 

BREAKUP OF CREDITS AND COURSES:

* Note: Students who secure 50% marks and above in the first six semesters and wish to undertake research at the undergraduate level can choose a research stream in the fourth year. Honor Students not undertaking research will do 3 courses 12 credits in lieu of a Research Project/Dissertation.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs):

The ‘Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds’ facilitates an institution to allow up to 40 per cent of the total courses being offered in a particular programme in a semester through the online learning courses offered through the SWAYAM (www.swayam.gov.in) platform. Universities with approval of the competent authority may adopt SWAYAM Courses for the benefit of the students. A student will have the option to earn credit by completing quality-assured MOOC programmes offered on the SWAYAM portal or any other online educational platform approved by the UGC/regulatory body from time to time.

BOS identifies courses suitable to the students from Skill India courses offered by MOOCs/SWAYAM courses/Any other approved list of 3^rd party certificate courses sponsored by Industry, GOI at special apprenticeship courses designed by any polytechnic college, Govt. MSME Training centres, BOS may also consider any other skill programmes that other Departments of the given institution. These may include skill training on computer programming, other emerging technologies.

Offering of SWAYAM Courses for the academic year 2023-24 - Click Here

Multiple Entry and Exit Options:

The multiple entry and exit options for students is facilitated at the undergraduate and Master’s levels. It would facilitate credit accumulation through the facility created by the ABC scheme in the “Academic Bank Account” opened for students across the country to transfer and consolidate the credits earned by them by undergoing courses in any of the eligible HEIs. The ABC allows for credit redemption through the process of commuting the accrued credits in the Academic Bank Account maintained in the ABC for the purpose of fulfilling the credits requirements for the award of certificate/diploma/degree by the authorized HEIs. Upon collecting a certificate, diploma or degree, all the credits earned till then, in respect of that certificate, diploma or degree, shall stand debited and deleted from the account concerned. HEIs offering programmes with the multiple entry and exit system need to register in the ABC to enable acceptance of multidisciplinary courses, credit transfer, and credit acceptance.

Guidelines for Multiple Entry and Exit - Click Here

Exit Options: