CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PROGRAMS & REGULATIONS
(P.G & M.Phil. Programs for University Schools / Department)
The Choice Based Credit System was introduced in the University Teaching Departments from the academic year 1999—2000 and suitably modified as per recommendations of TANSCHE in 2010.
Regulations:
1) The regulations formed herein shall apply to all post graduate programs and M. Phil. programs conducted by Schools / Departments of the Madurai Kamaraj University.
2) In these regulations, we use the following terms:
“Academic Committee” means the Committee constituted under the regulations.
“Post-Graduate Program” means Master’s degree. The term excludes M. Phil and Ph.D programs. A P.G. program or a M. Phil. Program can be offered by an individual Department or by the School (by the collaboration of the constituent Departments)
“School / Department Council” means the collection of teaching faculty and one or more experts from outside, if the program is offered by the School / Department. The council is a statutory body and will have the necessary powers of the Board of Studies and the Controller of Examinations. The Chairperson of the School or the Head of the Department will be the Chairman of the council. The Chairman will convene the council meeting and look after all the matters related to the implementation of the CBCS scheme. The Chairman may nominate one of the teaching faculty as the Controller of Examinations so as to look after the conduction of the Examinations. A Centre or any recognized body of the University with the permission of Syndicate, may offer a PG program with its own teaching faculty and / or one or more experts from outside the center. Here the Centre Council will have the same status as School / Department Council.
“Core Course” means a course that is offered by the parent Department and this will form the major component of the subject matter of the Program. This cannot