Question- How does CBCS work?

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What are its basic elements?

Ans.

CBCS has the following basic elements :

(i) Semester : The assessment is done semester wise. A student progress on the basis of the courses taken rather than time like 3 years of science acts commerce or 4 years for Engineering etc. Each semester will have 15 to 18 weeks of academic work which is equal to 90 teaching days. There is flexibility in creating the curriculum and assigning credits based on the courses content and hours of teaching.

(ii) Credit System : Each course is assigned a certain credit. When the student passes that course he earns the credit which are based on that course. If a student passes a single course in a semester he does not have to repeat that course later. The student can earn credit according to his place.

(iii) Credit Transfer : If for some reasons he cannot cope with the study load or if he falls sick, he has the freedom to study fewer courses and earn fewer credits and he can compensate this in the next semester.

(iv) Comprehensive Continuous Assessment : There is a continuous evaluation of the student not only by the teacher but by the student himself.

(v) Grading : UGC has introduced a 10 point grading system as follows :

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