P.D. E. A’s.

Prof. Ramkrishna More

Arts, Commerce and Science College,

Akurdi, Pune-411044

 

Affiliated to

Savitribai Phule Pune university

 

Choice based Credit System,

Under Autonomy and NEP-2020

Implemented from Academic Year 2023-24

 Rules and Regulations

1. National Credit Framework (NCrF): For creditisation and integration of all higher education qualifications leading to a certificate/ diploma/ degree with multiple entry and exit options, college will refer to National Credit Framework (NCrF) which encompasses the qualification frameworks for higher education, vocational and skill education and school education, namely National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF), National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) and National School Education Qualification Framework (NSEQF) respectively.
2. Structure of Four years multidisciplinary UG Programme and Five Years Integrated Multidisciplinary Master’s Degree Programmes with Multiple Entry and Exit Options at Different Levels:

 (i) Students will have the flexibility to enter four years multidisciplinary UnderGraduate Programme in odd semesters and exit a programme after the successful completion of even semesters as per their future career needs. 

 (ii) Students will get a Certificate after a One year programme (minimum 40 Credits), a Diploma after two years (minimum 80 Credits), a Bachelor’s degree after three years (minimum 120 Credits), and a Bachelor’s degree with Research or Honours after Four years (minimum 160 Credits).

3. Qualification Type and Credit Requirements of Four Years Multidisciplinary Degree Programme with Multiple Entry and Exit Options

 (i) Details of qualifications, minimum credit requirements, exit credit courses, year and semester are as under:

Levels	Qualification Title	Credit Requirements		Semester	Year
		Minimum	Maximum
4.5	UG Certificate	40	44	2	1
5.0	UG Diploma	80	88	4	2
5.5	Three Years Bachelor’s degree	120	132	6	3
6.0	Bachelor’s degree Honour’s with Major	160	176	8	4
	Bachelor’s degree Honour’s with Major	160	176	8	4
7.0	Master’s Degree	200	220	10	5
8.0	Ph. D.	----	-----	-----	----

 

(ii) An exit 6-credit bridge course(s) lasting two months, including at least 6-credit jobspecificinternship/apprenticeship that will help the graduates acquire job-readycompetencies required to enter the workforce will be an additional requirement for theaward of the undergraduate Certificate/ Diploma/ three year Bachelor’s Degree.

(iii) On exit, the students will have the option to re-enter the programme in the college, or in a different higher education institution. Re-entry atvarious levels for lateral entrants in academic programmes should be based on theearned and valid credits as deposited and accumulated in the Academic Bank ofCredits (ABC) through Registered Higher Education Institutions (RHEI) andproficiency test records.

(iv) Eligibility for admission to the fourth year of four-yearHonours with Research Degree Programmes as per UGC guidelines:  Minimum CGPA of 7.5 or minimum 75% at three-year degree.

 

(v) PG curriculum, as illustrated below, have flexibility a) One-year Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD), b) Two year Post-graduate Programmeand c) 5 Years Master’s degree programmes with multipleEntry and Exit options at different levels.

(a) Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD): Programme duration- One year (2 semesters) afterany bachelor’s degree, min. 40 credits

(i) UGC: 1-Year (2 semesters) Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD) after 3-yearsBachelor’s degree: Level 6.0

(ii) UGC: 1-Year (2 semesters) PGD after 4 years Bachelor’s degree (Honors/Research): Level 6.5

(b) Master’s Degree:

(i) UGC: 2-Years (four semesters) Master’s Degree after obtaining a 3-yearsBachelor’s degree, Minimum 40 credits/year, second year devoted entirely toresearch, PG – 2^nd year: Level 6.5

OR

(i) 1-Year (two semesters) Master’s Degree after obtaining a 4-yearBachelor’s degree (Honours/Research): Minimum 40 credits: Level 6.5

(c) Level 8 represents Ph. D. Research Degree.

(d) A 5-year Integrated Bachelor's and Master's programme shall have a minimum of 220 credits. 

(e) Master’s and doctoral programmes, while providing rigorous research-based specialization, should also provide opportunities for multidisciplinary work, in academia, government, research institutions, and industry.

4. Lateral Entry/ Re-entry at higher Levels after exit from lower levels of four years

multidisciplinary UG degree programme:

(i) The credit points earned and accumulated shall be used to determine the eligibility for taking admission to various programs at multiple levels, subject to fulfilment of the broad principles laid down under NCrF. Students who leave with a Certification, Diploma, or a Basic Bachelor’s Degree will be eligible to re-enter the programme at the exit level to complete or progress to the next level through lateral entry mode. Depending upon the academic and physical facilities available, the State Universities/ Autonomous Colleges (Higher Education Institutions or HEI) may earmark specific seats/ intake for lateral entry into the second year/ third year/ fourth year of a four years multidisciplinary UG degree programme as approved by Professional Standard Setting Bodies (PSSB/Govt. of Maharashtra/ statutory council of affiliating University plus any consequential vacancies caused by exits to an ongoing programme (four-year Degree Programme and Integrated Master’s or second year Master’s). Lateral entry or Re-entry is open to those students if he/she has either –

(a) successfully completed the first year/second year/third year of the particular four years multidisciplinary degree programme in any ABC registered HEI with valid credits in ABC and re-entering into the second year/third year/fourth year, respectively of the same four years degree programme of any ABC registered HEI, within stipulated/ permissible period of years as decided by Statutory Councils of that HEI

OR

 

(b) Already successfully completed a multidisciplinary four-year first-degree programme and is desirous of and academically capable of pursuing another multidisciplinary four years first-degree programme in an allied subject.

(ii) A student will be allowed to enter/re-enter only at the odd semester. Re-entry atvarious levels for lateral entrants in academic programmes should be based on theearned and valid credits as deposited and accumulated in Academic Bank of Credits(ABC) through Registered Higher Education Institutions (RHEI) and proficiency testrecords. However, in terms of the admission eligibility requirements, the student shall belong to the same faculty/ discipline in terms of Major Subject i.e., the Major subject of his earlier Programme and the Major subject of the new Programme for which he is seeking admission must be from the same faculty/discipline. Reservation for lateral entry will be executed as per the Government of Maharashtra norms.

5. Distribution of Credits across Multidisciplinary Four Years Degree Programme:

(i) Four-year multidisciplinary degree programme with Honours/ Specialization Degree will have Internship and Core /Major Courses with a minimum of 22 credits per sem. in the Fourth Year.

(ii) Four-year multidisciplinary degree programme with Research will have Research Projects, Seminars, Dissertations and Internships with a minimum of 22 credits per Sem. in the Fourth Year.

(iii) Students shall select a ‘Major or Core Subject/ Discipline’ and a ‘Minor Subject/Discipline’ from the lists of various Subject Combinations and Options provided the Colleges. In general, for the four years multidisciplinary bachelor’s degree programme, the distribution of credits will be as follows:

(a) Disciplinary/interdisciplinary Major/ Core Subject (minimum of 68 credits)- Mandatory and Elective Courses

(b) Disciplinary/interdisciplinary Minor Subject (maximum of 22 credits)

(c) Skill based/Vocational studies corresponding to the Major/ Core Subject (8 credits)

(d) Field projects/internship/apprenticeship/community engagement and service corresponding to the Major/ Core Subject (14-22 credits) with a maximum of six credits per Semester

(e) Generic/ Open Electives through Baskets of Elective Courses (12 credits),

(f) Ability Enhancement Courses including Languages, Literature and Environmental Studies (12 credits),

(g) In-built modules on the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) in Major/ Core Subject at Level 4.5 – 2 credits

(h) Value-based Education, Life Skills and Professional Ethics: Co-curricular Courses such as Sports and Culture, NSS/NCC and Fine/ Applied/Visual Arts(8 credits).

Student can earn some credits (SEC/VSC/GE/OE) in the form of online from-

(i) The National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) organizes qualifications for Vocational and Skill Courses in a series of 8 levels based on professional knowledge, professional skills, core skills and responsibilities, in the increasing order of complexity and competency.

(ii) University Grants Commission (Credit Framework For Online Learning Courses through Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) Regulations, 2021, permits 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 Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) platform.

6. Examination and Assessment Process:

(i) The basic principle of the credit framework is that credits are a function of the successful completion of a program of study/ vocational education/ training and assessment. No credit can be earned by the student unless the student is assessed for the achievement of the desired competencies and outcome of a program.  

(ii) Exit options are provided with certification, diploma and basic Bachelor’s degrees to the students at the end of the second, fourth and sixth semesters of a four years multidisciplinary degree programme. Students will receive a Bachelor’s degree with Honours/ Research on successfully completing of all eight semesters of the UG Program either at a stretch or with opted exits and re-entries.

 (iii) For the smooth success of four-year multidisciplinary degree programme with multiple entry and exit systems, the examination mode will be based on the combination of innovative trends in formative (informal and formal tests administered during the learning process) and summative (evaluation of students learning at the end of an instructional unit) examination modes. This is in line with the UGC Report on ‘Evaluation Reforms in Higher Educational Institutions (2019)’.

(iv) Evaluation of each students in each course will be done as follows

1. Each theory or practical course will be of 2 credits = 50 mark
2. Internal evaluation 30% weightage (15 mark)
3. External evaluation 70% weightage (35 marks)
4. Students should secure 40% marks in each type of evaluation for successful completion of a course(student should secure at least 6 marks in internal and 14 marks in external evaluation).

(v) Evaluation Pattern.

1. Internal evaluation - Two written test, each of 20 marks will be conducted i. e. two tests on two modules. 1^st assignment after completing 6 weeks of teaching and 2^nd on completion of 13^th week of teaching. Question paper should be designed so that evaluation of CO, PO, PSO can be performed. 10 marks out of 15 will be assigned from these written tests. Remaining 5 marks will be assigned from other types of evaluation such as seminars, orals, poster presentation, open book challenging tests, surprise test, objective test on whole syllabus of the course (at least 40 questions of objective type must be designed), etc. for 5 marks at least two different types technique must be utilized.
2. External Evaluation - External evaluation will be done at the end of semester. For theory, 35 marks written examination will be conducted and time of examination will be 2-hours.
3. Declaration of Results:

(i) Declaration of result is based on the Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) earned towards the end of each semester or the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) earned at the completion of all eight semesters of the programme and the corresponding overall alpha-sign or letter grades as given in Table 2. If some candidates exit at the completion of the first, second or third year of the four years Undergraduate Programmes, with Certificate, Diploma or Basic Degree, respectively, then the results of successful candidates at the end of the second, fourth or sixth semesters shall also be classified on the basis of the CGPA obtained in the two, four, six or eight semesters, respectively. Successful candidates at the end of the tenth semester of the integrated Master’s Degree Programmes shall also be classified on the basis of CGPA obtained in the ten semesters of the Programmes. Likewise, the successful candidates of one year or two semesters Master’s Degree Programme are also classified on the basis of the CGPA of two semesters of the Master’s Degree Programme.

Table-2: Grades on degree certificate/mark sheet will be assigned to the students as per the following table

Semester GPA/ Program CGPA Semester/Program	% of Marks	Alpha-Sign / Letter Grade Result
9.00-10.00	90-100	O (outstanding)
8.00 - <9.00	80.00 – <90.00	A+ (Excellent)
7.00 - <8.00	70.00-<80.00	A (Very Good)
6.00 - <7.00	60.00-<70.00	B+ (Good)
5.50 - <6.00	55.00-<60.00	B (Above Average)
5.00 - <5.50	50.00-<55.00	C (Average)
4.00 - <5.00	40.00-<50.00	P (Pass)
Below 4.00	< 40	F (Fail)
Ab	------------	Absent

 

 

(ii) A student obtaining Grade F shall be considered failed and will be required to reappear in the examination. For non-credit courses ‘Satisfactory’ or “Unsatisfactory’ shall be indicated instead of the letter grade and this will not be counted for the computation of SGPA/CGPA.

8. Award of Major and Minor Degree:

 (i) A student pursuing four-year multidisciplinary UG programme will be awarded an appropriate Honours/ Research degree in Major/ Core Subject on completion of VIII Semester with the minimum of 176 credits if he secures in that Subject at least 50% of the total credits for that programme. He shall thus study the specific number of Mandatory Core Courses, Core Electives, Vocational and Skill Courses and Field projects/ Internships connected to Core Subjects in eight semesters so as to cover at least 50% of the total credits.  

(ii) In case of Research Degree, a student shall pursue research project and write dissertation in that Major in the VII and VIII semesters.

 

On the basis of above rules and regulations under NEP-2020 following course frame work is adopted by the Prof. Ramkrishna More Arts, Commerce and Science College, Akurdi, Pune-411044 for the completing of four years honours degree in Major and Minor subjects.

 

9. Distribution of Credits across Four Years Degree Programmes:

In general, for the four years’ bachelor’s degree programme, the distribution of credits will be as follows:

(a) Major (Core) Subject comprising Mandatory and Elective Courses: 

1. Minimum 50% of total credits corresponding to Three/Four - year UG Degree- Mandatory Courses offered in all Four years;
2. 2 credit course on Major Specific IKS shall be included under Major;

iii. Elective courses of Major will be offered in the third and/or final year.

1. Vocational Skill Courses, Internship/ Apprenticeship, Field Projects, Research Projects connected to Major first to fourth year.

(b) Minor Subject: 18-20 Credits

1. The Minor subjects may be from the different disciplines of the same faculty of DSC Major (Core) or they can be from different faculty altogether.
2. The credits of Minor subjects shall be completed in the first three years of UG Programme.

(c) Generic/ Open Elective Courses (OE): 10-12 credits 

1. It is to be offered in I and/or II year
2. Faculty-wise baskets of OE shall be prepared by University/ Autonomous Colleges.

iii. OE is to be chosen compulsorily from faculty other than that of the Major.

(d) Vocational and Skill Enhancement Courses (VSEC): 14-16 credits 

# Vocational Skill Courses (VSC): 8-10 credits, including Hands on Training corresponding to the Major and/or Minor Subject: 

1. To be offered in first to three years;
2. Wherever applicable vocational courses will include skills based on advanced laboratory practicals of Major

# Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC): 06 credits

1. To be offered in I and II year;
2. To be selected from the basket of Skill Courses approved by University/ Autonomous Colleges

(e) Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC), Indian Knowledge System (IKS) and Value Education Courses (VEC): 14 Credits 

• AEC: 08 credits

1. To be offered in I and II year
2. English: 04 Credits

iii. Modern Indian Language: 04 credits 

1. To be offered from the Basket approved by the College;

The focus for both languages should be on linguistic and communication skills.

o IKS: 2 Credits 

1. To be offered in I Year
2. Courses on IKS to be selected from the basket of IKS courses approved by the Colleges

o VEC: 04 Credits

1. To be offered in I year
2. Value Education Courses (VEC) Environmental ScienceEducation (Compulsory), Understanding India, and Digital and Technological Solutions.

(f) Field Projects/ Internship/ Apprenticeship/ Community Engagement and Service corresponding to the Major (Core) Subject, Co-curricular Courses (CC) and Research Project

o Internship/Apprenticeship corresponding to the Major (Core) Subject: 8 Credits

o Field Projects/Community Engagement and Service corresponding to the Major (Core) Subject: minimum 4-6 credits

To be offered in II, and III years of UG Degree Programmes. 

o Co-curricular Courses (CC) such as Health and Wellness, Yoga education sports, and fitness, Cultural Activities, NSS/NCC and Fine/ Applied/ Visual/ Performing Arts: 8 credits.To be offered in I and/or II year

o Research Projects: 12 credits

To be offered in the final year for 4-year Honours with Research UG Degree 

The UGC Regulations, 2021 permit up to 40% of the total courses being offered in a particular programme in a semester through the Online Learning Coursesoffered through the SWAYAM platform and/or other State Level Common Platforms which can be developed in due course with the participation of different Universities/ HEIs.

Abbreviations: Generic/ Open Electives: GE/OE; Vocational Skill and Skill Enhancement Courses: VSEC; Vocational Skill Courses: VSC; Skill Enhancement Courses: SEC; Ability Enhancement Courses: AEC; Indian Knowledge System: IKS; Value Education Courses: VEC; OJT: On Job Training: Internship/ Apprenticeship; Field projects: FP; Community engagement and service: CEP; Co-curricular Courses: CC; Research Methodology-RM; Research Project: RP  Note: The Credit Distribution Table given above is illustrative only. The Universities/ Autonomous Colleges may suitably modify within the broader framework of credit distribution across six verticals.

 

Graduate and Honors Degree Course Framework under Autonomy as per NEP-2020

If not mentioned, each proposed course (theory/practical) is of 2 credits

Sem.	Major Courses	Major Elective Curses	Minor Curses	VSC	IKS	FP/OJT/CEP	GE/OE	SEC	AEC	VEC	CC	Total Credits
First Year Certificate Course
I	2 theory + 1 Practical	0	0	1 Theory	1 Theory	0	1 theory + 1 Practical	1 theory/ practical	1 theory	1 theory	2 Credit	22
II	2 theory + 1 Practical	0	1 Theory	1 Practical	0	0	1 theory + 1 Practical	1 theory/ practical	1 theory	1 theory	2 Credit	22
Second Year Graduate Diploma
III	3 theory + 1 Practical	0	1 Theory + 1 Practical	1 Theory	0	FP (2 Credit)	1 theory	0	1 theory		2 Credit	22
IV	3 theory + 1 Practical	0	1 Theory + 1 Practical	0	0	CEP (2 Credit)	1 Practical	1 theory/ practical	1 theory		2 Credit	22
Third Year Graduate Degree
V	3 theory + 2 Practical	1 Theory + 1 Practical	1 Theory + 1 Practical	1 Practical	0	FP/CEP (2 Credit)	0	0	0	0	0	22
VI	3 theory + 2 Practical	1 Theory + 1 Practical	1 Theory + 1 Practical	0	0	OJT (4 Credit)	0	0	0	0	0	22
VII and VIII Semester honours degree with major
VII	5 theory + 2 Practical	1 Theory + 1 Practical	RM 4 Credits	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	22
VIII	5 theory + 2 Practical	1 Theory + 1 Practical	0	0	0	OJT (4 Credit)	0	0	0	0	0	22
VII and VIII Semester honours degree with research
VII	4 theory + 1 Practical	1 Theory + 1 Practical	RM 4 Credits	0	0	RP (4 Credit)	0	0	0	0	0	22
VIII	4 theory + 1 Practical	1 Theory + 1 Practical	0	0	0	RP (8 Credit)	0	0	0	0	0	22

 

Post Graduate Degree Course Framework under Autonomy as per NEP-2020

If not mentioned, each proposed course (theory/practical) is of 2 credits

Sem.	Major Courses	Major Elective Curses	Minor Curses	VSC	IKS	FP/OJT/CEP	GE/OE	SEC	AEC	VEC	CC	Total Credits
PG-I
VII	5 theory + 2 Practical	1 Theory + 1 Practical	RM 4 Credits	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	22
VIII	5 theory + 2 Practical	1 Theory + 1 Practical	0	0	0	OJT (4 Credit)	0	0	0	0	0	22
PG-II
IX	5 theory + 2 Practical	1 Theory + 1 Practical	0	0	0	Research Project (4 credits)		0	0	0	0	22
X	5 theory + 2 Practical	1 Theory + 1 Practical	0	0	0	OJT (4 Credit)	0	0	0	0	0	22

 

Definitions:

1. One semester = 15 weeks
2. 1-credit theory= 15 hours i.e. for 1 credit, 1 hour per week teaching is to be performed.

15 hours of 1-credit aresplinted as 12 hours actual teaching + 3 hours Tutorial (practice problem solving sessions, repeated discussion on difficult topics, discussion on student’s difficulties, questions discussion and internal evaluation)

3.1-credit practical = 30 hours. Thus, 1 credit practical = 2 contact hours in laboratory per week. 30 hours splinted as 24 hours actual table work and 6 hours for journal competition, oral on each practical and other internal evaluation.

4. Each theory courseof any type (major, minor, VSC, VEC, OE/GE, VEC, SEC, CC, etc.) is of2 credits.
5. Theory per semester:Contact hours = 24 teaching + 6 tutorials (problem solving sessions, repeated discussion on difficult topics, difficult solution, questions discussion and internal evaluation)
6. Each course will be of two modules, One module = 15 hours
7. Each module may consist of one or more than one chapter.
8. Each practical course of any course is of 2 credits= 60 hours per semester
9. Minimum 12 laboratory sessions will be conducted in one semester.
10. Each laboratory sessions will be of 4 hour.