Admission

Courses/Programmes under CCF

Disciplines of Major & Minor subjects for B.A./ B.Sc.:

(i) Humanities & Language Discipline: History, English, Bengali, Ancient Indian & World History,

Islamic History and Culture, Hindi, Urdu, Russian, Political Science, Sanskrit, Pali, Philosophy,

Sociology, Education, Arabic, Persian, Journalism & Mass Communication, French, Music, Linguistics,

Physical Education, Human Rights, Women's Studies, Household Art, Human Development, Social

Science, Home Science Extension Education, Economics, Mathematics, Anthropology, Geography,

Psychology, Library and Information Studies, and Film Studies.

(ii) Science Discipline: Physics, Zoology, Chemistry, Botany, Molecular Biology, Microbiology,

Geology, Physiology, Defence Studies, Computer Science, Electronics, Bio-Chemistry, Physical

Education, Environmental Science, Food and Nutrition, Household Art, Human Development, Social

Science, Home Science Extension Education, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Anthropology,

Geography, Psychology, Library and Information Studies, Film Studies.

Category of subjects:

A) Discipline Specific Core Course (DSCC): A course, to be compulsorily studied by a student as a core requirement of the Major subject.

B) Minor: A subject of the same broad discipline to be studied by the student with a lesser number of courses other than the major subject.

C) Ability Enhancement Course (AEC): Ability Enhancement Course (AEC) courses are courses based on the knowledge of languages. There shall be two AEC courses:

a) Compulsory English

b) MIL/ Alternative English

 MIL: Bengali

D) Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC): These courses are designed to provide skill-based knowledge and are aimed at giving competencies, skills, etc. SEC courses are based on skill enhancement.

The student shall study 2 SECs based on Major subjects in the 1st and 3rd semesters. In the 2nd semester, the student can study Artificial Intelligence (for Science discipline) or Digital Empowerment (for Humanities & Language discipline) or as specified in the syllabus of the concerned Major subject.

E) Practical/ Tutorial: All courses other than AEC and CVAC will have one Practical/ Tutorial. Wherever there is a practical, there will be no Tutorial, and vice versa. The concerned UGBOS will decide whether to include P/TU components in SECs.

F) Common Value Added Course (CVAC): These courses are based on Knowledge of Human & Social Values. There shall be 4 CVAC courses of 2 credits each. In the 1st semester there shall be 1 compulsory CVAC in ENVS & one compulsory CVAC in Constitutional Values. In the 2nd semester there shall be 1 compulsory CVAC in ENVS & the students shall select the other CVAC from a pool of courses.

G) Summer Internship: All the students are required to do one 3-credit Summer Internship at the end of the 2nd 4th or 6th semester. Students completing the Internship at the end of the 2nd semester will be allowed to exit from the course and will be awarded a Certificate of 45 credits. Students completing the Internship at the end of the 4th semester will be allowed to exit from the course and will be awarded a Diploma of 88 credits. Students completing the Internship at the end of the 6th semester will be allowed to exit from the course and will be awarded a three-year Single major Degree of 132 credits.

H) Inter Disciplinary Course (IDC): There shall be 3 IDCs of 3 credits each, to be studied in the first 3 semesters. The students shall take IDC from the different subjects other than the Major and Minor subjects.

I) Research/ Dissertation:

a) Students obtaining a CGPA equivalent to 75% marks after successful completion of all the first 6 semesters may opt for Honours with Research Degree Course in the 7th & 8th Semester.

b) Students choosing a 4-year Bachelor’s degree (Single major with Research course) are required to take up research projects under the guidance of a faculty member. The students shall have to complete the Research in the 7th & 8th semesters of 4 credits and 8 credits respectively (a total of 12 credits).

c) Students pursuing 4-year Single major Degree without Research shall have to take up to

1 additional DSCC (should be a Project work/ dissertation & the course will be of 4 credits) in the 7^th semester and 2 additional DSCCs (courses are of 4 credits each and at least one should be a

Project Report/ Seminar) in the 8th semester.

Minor Subject combinations of B.Sc. and B.A. single Major Honours Courses/Programmes