Delhi University all set to introduced 4 year courses from July 2013

July 2013 students seeking admission to undergraduate courses in Delhi University may no longer have the option of choosing BA/BSc/BCom Honours courses or the Programme or pass courses.

With the four-year undergraduate programme set to begin from July, Delhi University has brought about a change in the nomenclature of courses.

Under the existing system, a student can choose an Honours course in a subject of his/her choice or a BA/BSc/BCom Programme or Pass courses.

Under the Programme or Pass courses, students get to study multiple subjects during the three years of their undergraduate degree.

But since the four-year undergraduate courses have the option of multiple exit points, the degree a student receives will depend on the number of years the student spends on the course and his/her choice of subjects.

Thus, under the four year degree system, a student who exits the course after two years will be an Associate Baccalaureate.

If he/she opts out of the course after three years, the student will be a Baccalaureate.

On the completion of four years, the student will either get a Baccalaureate with Honours in his/her major discipline subject or a BTech degree.

University officials said they were planning to award Baccalaureate degrees to humanities students and BTech degrees to science students.

With the emphasis on inter- and trans-disciplinarity, students of the four year courses will have to study 11 foundation courses.

These courses will cover a variety of subjects like information technology, governance and citizenship, geographic and socio-economic diversity, language and literature, science and life, mathematical ability, history, culture and civilization, environment and public health.

Apart from the major discipline in which a student is admitted, he/she will also study six papers in another subject — the minor discipline.

In addition to these two subjects and the 11 foundation courses in a range of disciplines, he/she can also study another discipline as an applied course.