Thursday, July 25, 2019

IGNOU introduces CBCS for Bachelor’s Degree programmes

IGNOU has introduced Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) for its Bachelor’s Degree programmes offered through common prospectus. The CBCS provides learners a flexibility to study subjects/ courses at their own pace; greater choice of interdisciplinary, intra-disciplinary and skill-based courses; and mobility to different institutions for studies.
“For July 2019 session, IGNOU is offering only General Bachelors Degree programme under CBCS with disciplines like Anthropology, Economics, History, Political science, Psychology, Public administration, Sociology, Mathematics, Hindi, Urdu, English and Sanskrit,” Dr Sandeep Gupta, Regional Director Incharge and Dr Asha Upadhyay, Assistant Regional Director and Admission Incharge of Regional Centre Jammu, informed here on Wednesday.
“A learner can choose any two of these twelve disciplines for completing BA programme. Once the two disciplines are chosen in first semester, he/she has to take Core Courses and Discipline Specific Elective Courses from those two Disciplines ‘only’ in all subsequent semesters,” he said.
The University has launched several programmes like Awareness Programme on Goods and Services (GST), Post Graduate Certificate in Climate Change (PGCCC), Post Graduate Diploma in Development Studies (PGDDVS), Certificate Programme in Yoga (CPY) and Certificate in Persian Language (CPEL) which are being introduced from current session.
The University has also developed Online Academic Counsellor portal, which enables the prospective Academic Counsellors to submit their bio-data online and generate empanelment letters online, post approval from the Competent Authority. The bio-data submitted online would be processed at the Regional Centre online which shall be forwarded to the concerned School at New Delhi HQs online for further processing at their end through the portal. Once the credentials of candidate are checked and approved, the empanelment letter can also be generated online.
“Keeping in view the difficulties being faced by the prospective students in registering 

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