Association of Mangalore University College Teachers (AMUCT) has welcomed the Uniform Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) planned by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and University Grants Commission (UGC) for all universities to ensure seamless mobility of students from one higher education institution, but decided to request time duration for the implementation.
After a meeting here on Saturday, AMUCT President Dr Norbert Lobo said there is only four weeks remaining for academics and it is too difficult to implement the new system. It can be implemented only after detailed discussion with students, teachers and parents.
Final decision would be taken after taking UG teachers into confidence. There are 400 odd government colleges in State and 90 per cent of teachers are guest lecturers. There is an opportunity to give suggestions till April 25, he said.
Amuct former president Dr A M Narahari opined that the system is clear about core, elective or minor or soft skill courses. However, the freedom of choosing subject and syllabus structure should be given to the respective universities. There are 140 credits and each need at least 15 hours. Formation of time table for 2,100 working hours is quite difficult. When colleges offer Regular and Honours courses, students and parents naturally go for honours as they can study a bit more. A four year course of honours has failed in the Delhi University already, he said.
Tough task
Resource person Prof B V Raghunandan said in CBCS all subjects will have uniform marks and each should have uniform number of topics. The chapters would be independent and there will be repetition of topics. Students need to be present only for a predetermined number of topics. It offers basic degree and honours degree (more interdisciplinary subjects than basic).
“However, it seems overloaded sometimes. In the name of uniformity, important subjects are given less importance. Without cutting the options on core subjects, preparation of timetable is impossible,” he said.
Lourdusamy, Lecturer and Nodal Officer of St Aloysius College who had represented the college in the regional conference of UGC held at Central University on April 7, said that the Vice Chairman of UGC had made it clear that UGC may not hesitate to introduce regulations for quality education. The funds would be released based on performance and quality of the institution.