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Confusion reigns over Choice Based Credit System
Can the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), which is to come into effect from the sixth semester in the degree courses in the State, achieve its objective? Faculty members from the government and private colleges are sceptical about its success.
Hyderabad: Can the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), which is to come into effect from the sixth semester in the degree courses in the State, achieve its objective? Faculty members from the government and private colleges are sceptical about its success.
Telangana Government College Gazetted Teachers' Association (TGCGTA) General Secretary K Surender Reddy said, the introduction of CBCS is beneficial to the students. It would help students pursue the subjects from other streams.
However, as of now a student from the BSc opting economics as an elective will have to study the same syllabus being taught to a student of BA economics. "It is these issues which have not been taken care of before introducing the CBCS.
A BSc student comes without studying even the basics of economics. So, they need a different syllabus," he added. Further, the syllabus should also give a science student the necessary exposure how the elective course in any way related to his or her principal stream of study to make it more interesting to study.
The objective of the CBCS is to encourage an interdisciplinary understanding among the students. Otherwise, it is just studying another paper for writing an examination. As such, students from both the government and private degree colleges, particularly, those from the rural areas are not showing interest in opting any elective outside of their school of study.
Also, to make it successful the colleges should have more teachers with necessary expertise in dealing with the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary subjects.
Since such eco-system does not exist both in the government and private degree colleges, "what is being now offered in the name of electives are only the subjects taught in the college for which faculty is available."
And all these issues facing the CBCS have come to the notice of the TSCHE. But, since it is the first time, basing on the outcomes the council could take a review after getting feedback from the universities. Because the CBCS and several other measures have been introduced following the University Grants Commission (UGC) directives as part of introducing reforms in the higher education.
Adding to these woes, the introduction of semester system is posing a problem for students in the rural areas. Unless students clear the semester, they are not allowed to study in the second semester. This has resulted in several people dropping out of the courses. This issue also needs to be addressed, said the TGCGTA office bearer.
By VRC Phaniharan
