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STRUCTURE OF THE UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME

B.A. / B.V.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com. / B.Com.(CS) / B.C.A. / B.S.W.

(EFFECTIVE FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011- 2012)

The College follows the semester pattern requiring six semesters of study for a Bachelor’s degree, and eight semesters for B.V.A. The duration of each semester is 90 working days.
In the Choice Based Credit System each course offered in a semester is assigned a certain number of credits, depending on the quantum of work required of the student. At the Undergraduate level a student must necessarily complete a minimum of 140 credits for a Bachelor’s degree and 165 credits for the Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts.

The undergraduate programme has the following components:
 
Part I Foundation Course in Language
Tamil / Hindi / Sanskrit / French
( For the Self-financing section - Tamil / Hindi / French )
 
Part II Foundation Course in English

Part III
(a) Major Core Courses
(b) Allied Core Courses
(c) Major Elective Courses
 
Part IV (a) General Elective Courses / Tamil
(b) Value Education
(c) Environmental Studies
(d) Soft Skills
 
Part V (a) Student Training Programmes: NSS / NCC / Games / Functional Literacy / Youth Red Cross

(b) Social Awareness Programme / Service Learning.

Part I Language & Part II English are mandatory courses for all students.

Part III comprises Major Core, Allied Core, and Major Elective courses. For Major Elective courses, a student may choose between a subject related course or a subject related skill development course. Major Electives are offered by departments for students of their own and related departments.

In addition to Core courses a student is required to take courses under Part IV and Part V to obtain the minimum number of credits.

Students who have not studied Tamil upto Std X are required to take two courses in Basic Tamil of two credits each over two semesters.

STRUCTURE OF THE POSTGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME

M.A. / M.Sc. / M.S.W. / M.Com.

(EFFECTIVE FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011 – 2012)

Postgraduate students require FOUR semesters of study to earn a Master’s Degree. A student must necessarily earn a minimum of 90 credits for an M.A. / M.Sc / M.S.W / M.Com Degree.
 

  • Core Papers
  • Elective Papers
  • Value Education
  • Soft Skills
  • Social Awareness Programme
  • Internship  

     

  • The one year M.Phil. Degree Programme is offered by the departments of Economics, English, Fine Arts, Mathematics and Social Work.
  • The Ph.D. Research Programme is offered by the departments of Economics, English, Fine Arts and Mathematics.
 


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