Outline of the Choice Based Credit System being introduced:

1. Core Course (CC): A course, which should compulsorily be studied by a candidate as a core requirement is termed as a Core course.

2. Elective Course: Generally a course which can be chosen from a pool of courses and which may be very specific or specialized or advanced or supportive to the discipline/ subject of study or which provides an extended scope or which enables an exposure to some other discipline/subject/domain or nurtures the student’s proficiency/skill is termed as an Elective Course.

         2.1 Discipline Specific Elective Course (DSEC): Elective courses that are offered by the main discipline/subject of study is referred to as Discipline Specific Elective. The University/Institute may also offer discipline related Elective courses of interdisciplinary nature (to be offered by main discipline/subject of study).

       2.2 Generic Elective Course (GEC): An elective course chosen generally from an unrelated discipline/subject, with an intention to seek exposure is called a Generic Elective.

3. Ability Enhancement Courses/ Skill Enhancement Courses:

        3.1 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC): Ability enhancement courses are the courses based upon the content that leads to Knowledge enhancement. They (i) Environmental Science, (ii) English Communication) are mandatory for all disciplines.

           3.2 Skill Enhancement Course (SEC): These courses may be chosen from a pool of courses designed to provide value-based and/or skill-based instruction.