Lok Sabha Question No. 17 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Introduction of CBCS
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 17 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

## Introduction of CBCS

## 17. SHRI B.V. NAIK:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has decided to introduce Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) in all universities in the country;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the CBCS would be different from the existing teaching learning process; and
- (d) if so, the details of the universities which have introduced CBCS, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) & (b): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has framed guidelines for adoption of  Choice  Based-Credit  System (CBCS) for all undergraduate and postgraduate level degree,  diploma  and  certificate  programmes  under  the  credit  system  awarded  by Central,  State  and  Deemed  to  be  Universities.  The  guidelines  have  been  framed  to enhance academic standards and quality in higher education, bringing innovation and improvements  in  curriculum,  teaching-learning  process,  examination  and  evaluation systems.  The  UGC  had  circulated  these  guidelines  to  the  Vice-Chancellors  of  all Universities and requested them to introduce this system from the academic year 201516.  The  guidelines  provide  a  framework  for  progressively  adopting  of  the  different aspects  of  CBCS  namely  (i)  semester  system;  (ii)  development  of  core,  elective  and foundation courses; (iii) updation of curricula utilizing the flexibility provided as per the guidelines; (iv) examination and assessment system including awarding of credits and credit transfer; etc.

- (c): The CBCS will enable students to take courses of their choice, learn at their own pace, undergo additional courses and acquire more than the required credits, and adopt

an interdisciplinary approach to learning. The details of the guidelines are available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/9555132\_Guidelines.pdf.

(d): The UGC has informed that all 39 Central Universities, except University of Delhi, maintained by the UGC are implementing CBCS from the academic session 2015-2016 in all postgraduate programmes. At undergraduate level, the CBCS  is being implemented  by  all  UGC  maintained  39  Central  Universities  except  Pondicherry University, University of Allahabad, Assam University, North Eastern Hill University and Mizoram University. The list of UGC maintained 39 Central Universities is at Annexure-I.

The UGC has also informed that 12 deemed to be Universities are implementing CBCS. The details of these deemed to be Universities are at Annexure-II.

The  UGC  has  indicated  in  the  guidelines  that  it  is  desirable  that  higher educational institutions move to CBCS and implement the grading system.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  17  FOR  ANSWER  ON  18.07.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  B.V.  NAIK HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING INTRODUCTION OF CBCS.

## List of Central Universities maintained by the UGC

|   S.No. | Name of State/UT   | Name of Central University (CU)            |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Telangana          | Maulana Azad National Urdu University      |
|       2 | Telangana          | University of Hyderabad                    |
|       3 | Telangana          | The English & Foreign Languages University |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh       | Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya              |
|       5 | Delhi              | University of Delhi                        |
|       6 | Delhi              | Jamia Millia Islamia                       |
|       7 | Delhi              | Jawaharlal Nehru University                |
|       8 | Madhya Pradesh     | Dr. Harishing Gour Vishwavidyalaya         |
|       9 | Madhya Pradesh     | Indira Gandhi National University          |
|      10 | Maharashtra        | M.G.A. Hindi Vishwavidyalaya               |
|      11 | Puducherry         | Pondicherry University                     |
|      12 | Uttarakhand        | H.N.B. Garhwal University                  |
|      13 | Uttar Pradesh      | Aligarh Muslim University                  |
|      14 | Uttar Pradesh      | Banaras Hindu University                   |
|      15 | Uttar Pradesh      | Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar University    |
|      16 | Uttar Pradesh      | University of Allahabad                    |
|      17 | West Bengal        | Vishva Bharati                             |
|      18 | Bihar              | CU of Bihar                                |
|      19 | Gujarat            | CU of Gujarat                              |
|      20 | Haryana            | CU of Haryana                              |
|      21 | Himachal Pradesh   | CU of Himachal Pradesh                     |
|      22 | Jammu & Kashmir    | CU of Jammu                                |
|      23 | Jammu & Kashmir    | CU of Kashmir                              |
|      24 | Jharkhand          | CU of Jharkhand                            |
|      25 | Karnataka          | CU of Karnataka                            |
|      26 | Kerala             | CU of Kerala                               |
|      27 | Odisha             | CU of Orissa                               |
|      28 | Punjab             | CU of Punjab                               |
|      29 | Rajasthan          | CU of Rajasthan                            |
|      30 | Tamil Nadu         | CU of Tamil Nadu                           |
|      31 | Assam              | Assam University                           |
|      32 | Assam              | Tezpur University                          |
|      33 | Arunachal Pradesh  | Rajiv Gandhi University                    |
|      34 | Manipur            | Manipur University                         |
|      35 | Meghalaya          | North Eastern Hill University              |
|      36 | Mizoram            | Mizoram University                         |
|      37 | Nagaland           | Nagaland University                        |
|      38 | Sikkim             | Sikkim University                          |
|      39 | Tripura            | Tripura University                         |

The following UGC funded deemed to be Universities are implementing Choice Based Credit System: -

|   S.No. | State/UT    | Name of the deemed to be University                                      |
|---------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Tamil Nadu  | Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women |
|       2 | Gujarat     | Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram                                   |
|       3 | Uttarakhand | Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya                                           |
|       4 | Delhi       | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth                   |
|       5 | Delhi       | Indian Law Institute                                                     |
|       6 | Delhi       | Jamia Hamdard                                                            |
|       7 | Maharashtra | Tata Institute of Social Sciences                                        |
|       8 | Maharashtra | Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute                      |
|       9 | Maharashtra | Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics                                |
|      10 | Rajasthan   | Banasthali Vidyapeeth                                                    |
|      11 | Rajasthan   | Jain Vishva Bharati Institute                                            |
|      12 | Tamil Nadu  | Chennai Mathematical Institute                                           |

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