PU syndicate meeting: Choice based credit system implementation postponed

Various stakeholders had made representations to the varsity to postpone introduction of CBCS so that they get adequate time to understand the new system.

The choice based credit system (CBCS) that allows students to choose inter-disciplinary and intra-disciplinary courses along with skill oriented papers will not be implemented in 180 colleges affiliated to Panjab University from this year. This comes despite the move being endorsed by the varsity’s academic council in its meeting last Wednesday.

Panjab University, Chandigarh. (HT Photo)

On Sunday, PU’s syndicate meeting deferred the implementation of CBCS to next year.

Various stakeholders had made representations to the varsity to postpone introduction of CBCS so that they get adequate time to understand the new system.

The syndicate also endorsed the programme to organise refresher courses related to CBCS for principals and college teachers at different places. It endorsed gradually finalising the working model for the implementation of CBCS across all semesters to ensure uniform implementation.

The system is already in place at PU campus departments as it was introduced last year.

MOVE DRAWS MIX RESPONSE

Welcoming the move, Avanindra Chopra, associate professor at DAV College, Sector 10 said the changeover to CBCS at this stage was not feasible. “It would have harassed students, giving rise to multiple problems for teachers and colleges,” he said

The UGC wanted PU to implement CBCS in affiliated colleges at the earliest, he claimed.

“Deferring CBCS will only hit us in our rankings and NAAC grading. Also, the students of the region will suffer as the new system would have equipped them to compete nationally,” he added.

“If the university was so concerned about UGC norms, why did it take over two years to finalise its structure and syllabi?,” said a teacher.